With 4.22 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 2.7 million shares. The 52-week range on CSGP shows that it touched its highest point at $100.38 and its lowest point at $68.26 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $86.67. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.93.
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 CSGP was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -5.07%, but this was down by -2.31% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -6.83% while six-month performance fell -4.48%. The stock lost -11.46% in the past year, while it has gained 3.87% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for CSGP yields 0.34 with Next year EPS estimates of 1.51. For the next quarter, that number is 0.12. This implies an EPS growth rate of 19.81% for this year and 56.79% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 33.83% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -16.93%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 409.50 million CSGP shares are outstanding with a float of 404.36 million shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for CSGP since 7 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 6 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 $0.70083 being high and $0.66894 being low. For CSGP, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.69082.
