There is no way Luminar Technologies Inc (LAZR) can keep these numbers up

With 1.42 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 2.75 million shares. The 52-week range on LAZR shows that it touched its highest point at $38.40 and its lowest point at $4.93 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $29.58. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.74.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of LAZR was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 22.50%, but this was up by 2.08% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -55.60% while six-month performance fell -55.16%. The stock lost -83.12% in the past year, while it has gained 27.51% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for LAZR yields -17.75 with Next year EPS estimates of -6.55. For the next quarter, that number is -2.00. This implies an EPS growth rate of -17.40% for this year and 34.11% for next year.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 33.30 million LAZR shares are outstanding with a float of 26.19 million shares on hand for trading.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for LAZR since 6 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

EPS: Estimates vs Actual

It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of -$9.62567 being high and -$10.30813 being low. For LAZR, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$9.90069. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is -$1.5 and the low estimate is -$2.1. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus -$1.81.