A better buy-in window may exist right now for Udemy Inc (UDMY)

With 1.78 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.89 million shares. The 52-week range on UDMY shows that it touched its highest point at $11.65 and its lowest point at $6.67 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $10.90. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.86.

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 UDMY was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 25.06%, but this was up by 31.45% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 27.68% while six-month performance rose 24.59%. The stock lost -9.36% in the past year, while it has gained 18.83% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for UDMY yields -0.56 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.61. For the next quarter, that number is 0.10. This implies an EPS growth rate of 165.48% for this year and 43.43% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 52.73% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -2.45%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 145.90 million UDMY shares are outstanding with a float of 77.13 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 UDMY 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 $0.15704 being high and $0.07852 being low. For UDMY, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.11778. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.11 and the low estimate is $0.08. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.09.