With 5.18 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 2.14 million shares. The 52-week range on BRFS shows that it touched its highest point at $4.85 and its lowest point at $2.88 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $4.61. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.89.
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 BRFS was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -5.71%, but this was down by -16.04% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -25.63% while six-month performance fell -30.28%. The stock gained 15.28% in the past year, while it has lost -22.85% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BRFS yields 0.38 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.21. For the next quarter, that number is 0.07. This implies an EPS growth rate of -34.44% for this year and -18.95% for next year. EPS is expected to decline by -8.91% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 27.58%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 1.64 billion BRFS shares are outstanding with a float of 1.64 billion 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 BRFS since 11 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 3 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 5 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 $2.79084 being high and $2.09313 being low. For BRFS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $2.46882. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.09 and the low estimate is $0.07. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.08.
