With 0.53 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.26 million shares. The 52-week range on CSGS shows that it touched its highest point at $67.60 and its lowest point at $39.56 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $74.44. With its current market cap of 1.89 billion, CSGS has annualized dividend of $1.20 while the current yield stands at 1.83%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.86.
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 CSGS was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 2.74%, but this was up by 17.71% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 18.75% while six-month performance rose 39.02%. The stock gained 21.55% in the past year, while it has gained 28.25% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for CSGS yields 3.04 with Next year EPS estimates of 4.96. For the next quarter, that number is 1.03. This implies an EPS growth rate of -0.49% for this year and 5.54% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 4.67% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 3.51%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for CSGS since 2 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 1 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 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 $4.36338 being high and $4.18241 being low. For CSGS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $4.293. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $1.19 and the low estimate is $1.01. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $1.09.
