With 0.58 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.53 million shares. The 52-week range on BV shows that it touched its highest point at $18.89 and its lowest point at $8.50 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $18.68. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.32.
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 BV was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -6.07%, but this was down by -12.87% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -19.15% while six-month performance fell -14.37%. The stock gained 57.36% in the past year, while it has lost -15.76% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BV yields 0.17 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.95. For the next quarter, that number is 0.11. This implies an EPS growth rate of 9.87% for this year and 14.25% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 11.55% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -13.92%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for BV since 1 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 0 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 $0.77273 being high and $0.74269 being low. For BV, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.7625. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.4 and the low estimate is $0.32. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.34.
