With 2.48 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.24 million shares. The 52-week range on EAT shows that it touched its highest point at $192.21 and its lowest point at $43.37 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $183.06. Beta for the stock currently stands at 2.59.
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 EAT was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -3.36%, but this was down by -0.94% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 25.33% while six-month performance rose 120.59%. The stock gained 241.52% in the past year, while it has gained 15.71% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for EAT yields 5.76 with Next year EPS estimates of 9.44. For the next quarter, that number is 2.49. This implies an EPS growth rate of 103.92% for this year and 12.92% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 38.34% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -3.02%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 44.40 million EAT shares are outstanding with a float of 43.68 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 EAT since 16 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 8 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 7 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 $4.40333 being high and $3.9499 being low. For EAT, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $4.21188. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $2.79 and the low estimate is $1.85. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $2.13.
