With 1.6 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.54 million shares. The 52-week range on LIVN shows that it touched its highest point at $64.47 and its lowest point at $40.51 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $65.12. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.11.
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 LIVN was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -12.76%, but this was down by -16.31% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -19.83% while six-month performance fell -11.05%. The stock lost -27.43% in the past year, while it has lost -10.49% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for LIVN yields 1.15 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.98. For the next quarter, that number is 0.76. This implies an EPS growth rate of 7.50% for this year and 9.51% for next year.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for LIVN since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 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 $3.39845 being high and $3.34847 being low. For LIVN, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $3.36846. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $1.02 and the low estimate is $0.96. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.99.
