With 2.37 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 2.06 million shares. The 52-week range on BKD shows that it touched its highest point at $8.12 and its lowest point at $4.45 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $6.90. 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 BKD was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 11.13%, but this was up by 19.72% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 12.84% while six-month performance fell -14.88%. The stock gained 10.09% in the past year, while it has gained 17.10% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BKD yields -0.89 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.47. For the next quarter, that number is -0.13. This implies an EPS growth rate of 34.46% for this year and 19.43% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 200.02 million BKD shares are outstanding with a float of 176.00 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 BKD since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 2 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 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 -$0.69235 being high and -$0.73431 being low. For BKD, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$0.71333. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is -$0.15 and the low estimate is -$0.2. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus -$0.17.
