With 1.51 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 1.53 million shares. The 52-week range on ACHC shows that it touched its highest point at $87.77 and its lowest point at $36.50 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $61.08. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.33.
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 ACHC was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 0.27%, but this was down by -8.24% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 6.25% while six-month performance fell -48.69%. The stock lost -51.36% in the past year, while it has gained 3.40% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for ACHC yields 3.05 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.35. For the next quarter, that number is 0.72. This implies an EPS growth rate of -1.80% for this year and -0.71% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 3.39% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 34.75%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for ACHC since 8 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 5 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 1 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 $3.41771 being high and $3.35775 being low. For ACHC, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $3.37774. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.86 and the low estimate is $0.66. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.75.
