With 0.66 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.3 million shares. The 52-week range on LIF shows that it touched its highest point at $52.76 and its lowest point at $26.00 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $52.61.
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 LIF was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 1.42%, but this was down by -1.52% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -18.32% while six-month performance rose 12.31%. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for LIF yields -0.10 with Next year EPS estimates of 1.03. For the next quarter, that number is 0.01. This implies an EPS growth rate of 10.41% for this year and 75.90% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 55.69% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 40.39%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 75.40 million LIF shares are outstanding with a float of 66.05 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 LIF since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 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 -$0.12 being high and -$0.15 being low. For LIF, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$0.14.
