With 1.54 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.39 million shares. The 52-week range on HALO shows that it touched its highest point at $65.53 and its lowest point at $35.50 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $66.11. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.33.
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 HALO was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -1.15%, but this was up by 2.68% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 25.83% while six-month performance fell -6.96%. The stock gained 59.11% in the past year, while it has gained 20.14% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for HALO yields 3.43 with Next year EPS estimates of 6.73. For the next quarter, that number is 0.96. This implies an EPS growth rate of 19.62% for this year and 32.99% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 123.14 million HALO shares are outstanding with a float of 121.82 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 HALO since 7 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 6 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 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 $4.18831 being high and $4.07835 being low. For HALO, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $4.12833. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $1.26 and the low estimate is $0.98. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $1.15.
