If a near - term outlook is poor, near - term stock price performance might be poor also. (mjwhitman.pressbooks.com)
All mature businesses are inherently cyclical, and stock price performance follows the pricing cycle. (alephblog.com)
On a closing note, there is a weak positive correlation in most mature industries between stock price performance and relative decreases in share count, assets, and sales. (alephblog.com)