[STOCK WATCH] Isu Abxis regains 2% on final trading day of the week

[THE INVESTOR]

On Sept. 13 Isu Abxis (086890) increased 1.94% to 9,450 won (US$8.44). It had declined 20.58% through the past month. Standard deviation, which indicates variableness, records 2.3% over the same period of time over one month.

Compared with its close competitors within the same industry, KOSDAQ, the monthly volatility of Isu Abxis was at a low level, the earnings rate over one month was also the lowest with decline of stock price. Over the recent month, the return-on-risk, the return on investment with consideration about risk, was -8.9%. By tumbling of stock price, the return-on-risk is the lowest among its peer group in spite of low volatility. Moreover, compared with the KOSDAQ industry, the return-on-risk is below the industrial mean, -8.3, and thus the industrial comparison performance was not so good.

From Sept. 7, foreigners have been continuously buying Isu Abxis during the past four trading days. As a shareholding sum by investor group for the past four weeks, foreigners have bought 90,214 shares with a maintenance of shareholding. However, during the same period, institutions have sold 23,235 shares with a selling trend and individuals have sold 66,979 shares with a decreasing position.