[STOCK WATCH] Visang jumps 6.5%

[THE INVESTOR]

On Sept. 13, Visang (100220) increased 6.5% to 17,200 won (US$15.36). It had increased 11.88% through the past month. Standard deviation, which indicates risk, records 2.8% over the same period over one month.

Compared with its close competitors within the same industry, KOSPI, the monthly earnings rate of Visang was the highest and its volatility over one month was also the highest. Over the recent month, the return-on-risk, the return on investment with consideration about risk, was 4.2. Though its volatility was the highest among its peer group, an incredible increase of stock price lead to good return-on-risk. Moreover, compared with the KOSPI industry, the return-on-risk is much better than the industrial mean, -3.8, and thus the industrial comparison performance was good.

While institutions have been selling Visang during the past five trading days, foreigners have been buying during the past 18 trading days. As a shareholding sum by investor group for the past four weeks, foreigners have bought 405,710 shares with a maintenance of shareholding. However, during the same period, institutions have sold 34,248 shares with a changing stance to selling from buying and individuals have sold 371,462 shares with a decreasing position.