With 127.52 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 75.17 million shares. The 52-week range on SMCI shows that it touched its highest point at $122.90 and its lowest point at $17.25 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $41.86. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.16.
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 SMCI was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -18.39%, but this was up by 36.88% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 76.51% while six-month performance fell -24.70%. The stock lost -53.32% in the past year, while it has gained 49.41% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for SMCI yields 1.99 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.63. For the next quarter, that number is 0.53. This implies an EPS growth rate of 18.71% for this year and 38.56% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 23.69% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 70.58%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 585.57 million SMCI shares are outstanding with a float of 501.06 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 SMCI since 10 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 7 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 3 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 $2.39915 being high and $2.37614 being low. For SMCI, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $2.38314.
