With 1.52 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.04 million shares. The 52-week range on KEYS shows that it touched its highest point at $186.20 and its lowest point at $119.72 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $188.80. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.10.
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 KEYS was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -14.43%, but this was down by -5.78% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -7.09% while six-month performance rose 2.65%. The stock gained 3.85% in the past year, while it has lost -1.51% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for KEYS yields 3.49 with Next year EPS estimates of 8.00. For the next quarter, that number is 1.65. This implies an EPS growth rate of 12.45% for this year and 13.51% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 12.86% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 1.53%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 173.10 million KEYS shares are outstanding with a float of 171.55 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 KEYS since 10 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 8 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 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 $6.20013 being high and $6.17013 being low. For KEYS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $6.18013. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $1.76 and the low estimate is $1.67. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $1.71.
