Take off with Tenaris S.A. ADR (TS): Get ready for trading

With 3.14 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.38 million shares. The 52-week range on TS shows that it touched its highest point at $40.72 and its lowest point at $27.24 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $42.80. With its current market cap of 21.75 billion, TS has annualized dividend of $1.34 while the current yield stands at 3.47%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.41.

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 TS was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -0.49%, but this was down by -1.53% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 4.35% while six-month performance rose 36.33%. The stock gained 19.20% in the past year, while it has gained 2.17% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for TS yields 4.59 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.88. For the next quarter, that number is 0.78. This implies an EPS growth rate of -0.28% for this year and 7.86% for next year. EPS is expected to decline by -1.80% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 23.54%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 563.32 million TS shares are outstanding with a float of 563.32 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 TS since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 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 $3.74732 being high and $3.17331 being low. For TS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $3.51988.