With 2.88 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 2.24 million shares. The 52-week range on LBTYA shows that it touched its highest point at $14.30 and its lowest point at $8.09 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $14.80. 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 LBTYA was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 3.19%, but this was down by -3.25% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -7.28% while six-month performance rose 16.19%. The stock gained 21.51% in the past year, while it has lost -11.21% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for LBTYA yields -11.04 with Next year EPS estimates of -2.23. For the next quarter, that number is -0.83. This implies an EPS growth rate of 27.96% for this year and 3.74% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 172.86 million LBTYA shares are outstanding with a float of 165.38 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 LBTYA since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 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 -$1.23555 being high and -$2.51161 being low. For LBTYA, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$1.88371. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0 and the low estimate is $0. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.
