In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on track to record a strong gain. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.9% to 8,837.4 points.
Four ASX shares that have failed to follow the market higher on Tuesday are listed below. Here's why they are falling:
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Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX: EDV)
The Endeavour share price is down 2.5% to $3.71. Investors have been selling the alcohol giant's shares following the release of a trading update. Although the Dan Murphy's and BWS owner reported sales growth during the first half, margin pressures weighed on its profitability. Endeavour is expecting to report group EBIT (before significant items) of between $555 million and $566 million for the first half. This will be down 4.9% to 6.7% from $595 million a year earlier. Endeavour's CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka, said: "In a competitive market landscape, we have focused on reinforcing customer confidence in the value we offer across all channels, particularly in Dan Murphy's unbeatable price and customer experience."
GQG Partners Inc (ASX: GQG)
The GQG Partners share price is down 7% to $1.67. This has been driven by the release of the fund manager's latest funds under management (FUM) update. GQG Partners reported FUM of US$163.9 billion at the end of December, following a US$2.1 billion net outflow during the month. The company said: "We maintained our defensive positioning through year-end, consistent with our goal to protect client assets from what we perceive as extended valuations, deteriorating fundamentals, and macroeconomic uncertainty. As a result, we experienced relative underperformance across all our strategies for the year versus our benchmarks."
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX: KCN)
The Kingsgate Consolidated share price is down 2% to $5.85. Investors have been selling this gold miner's shares following the release of its quarterly update. Kingsgate Consolidated recorded production of 20,957 ounces of gold and 157,542 ounces of silver in the December 2025 quarter. This brought its total production to 44,879 ounces of gold and 363,382 ounces of silver for the half. This positions the company to achieve the midpoint of its FY 2026 guidance. The market may have been expecting more.
Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL)
The Super Retail share price is down a further 1% to $14.74. Investors have been selling this retail conglomerate's shares this week following the release of a trading update. The Supercheap Auto, BCF, Rebel, and Macpac owner expects a 4.2% increase in total sales to a record of $2.2 billion for the first half. However, due to margin pressures from discounting, its normalised profit before tax is expected to be $172 million to $175 million. This is down from $186 million in the prior corresponding period.
