It is Poised to be a Bull Market for Crocs Inc (CROX)

With 1.79 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.53 million shares. The 52-week range on CROX shows that it touched its highest point at $165.32 and its lowest point at $88.25 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $129.23. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.84.

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 CROX was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 22.57%, but this was up by 5.40% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 11.35% while six-month performance fell -21.84%. The stock lost -8.49% in the past year, while it has lost -0.59% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for CROX yields 15.98 with Next year EPS estimates of 14.00. For the next quarter, that number is 2.48. This implies an EPS growth rate of -0.64% for this year and 6.96% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 1.60% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 56.99%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 56.48 million CROX shares are outstanding with a float of 53.95 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 CROX since 14 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 6 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 6 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 1 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 $12.93934 being high and $12.87943 being low. For CROX, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $12.8994. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $4.17 and the low estimate is $3.7. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $3.97.