With 0.7 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.5 million shares. The 52-week range on FIX shows that it touched its highest point at $553.09 and its lowest point at $272.92 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $493.00. With its current market cap of 11.53 billion, FIX has annualized dividend of $1.20 while the current yield stands at 0.37%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.26.
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 FIX was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -10.76%, but this was down by -27.18% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -34.60% while six-month performance rose 3.26%. The stock gained 2.96% in the past year, while it has lost -23.54% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for FIX yields 14.61 with Next year EPS estimates of 20.57. For the next quarter, that number is 3.71. This implies an EPS growth rate of 26.45% for this year and 11.43% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 14.68% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 36.52%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 35.56 million FIX shares are outstanding with a float of 35.02 million shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
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 $14.38659 being high and $14.23278 being low. For FIX, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $14.31481. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $4.84 and the low estimate is $4.21. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $4.58.
