With 1.36 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 1.74 million shares. The 52-week range on ST shows that it touched its highest point at $43.14 and its lowest point at $24.91 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $35.71. With its current market cap of 4.39 billion, ST has annualized dividend of $0.48 while the current yield stands at 1.63%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.20.
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 ST was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -2.07%, but this was up by 2.76% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -4.83% while six-month performance fell -23.45%. The stock lost -16.13% in the past year, while it has gained 7.23% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for ST yields 0.85 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.58. For the next quarter, that number is 0.72. This implies an EPS growth rate of -6.52% for this year and 11.36% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 5.88% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -13.43%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for ST since 13 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 8 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 5 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 $3.45023 being high and $3.40037 being low. For ST, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $3.43029. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.84 and the low estimate is $0.76. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.81.
