Chemical formulas are very important when trying to find information about a chemical compound because they provide what elements are present and also the proportion of the atoms of elements found in a chemical substance or compound.
Outperform also refers to an analystâs rating on a security, and outperform is a better rating than neutral and worse than a strong buy recommendation. BREAKING DOWN 'Outperform' An index is made of securities in the same industry, or of companies that have a similar size in terms of market capitalization.
An outperform rating might be viewed as another way to say buy the stock. An underperform from an analyst can be viewed as a sell recommendation. This can be an important indication because analysts rarely give an actual sell rating, but you can read between the lines if a stock is downgraded to underperform.