Taking on analysts’ expectations and winning: Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc (SNCY)

With 1.17 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.84 million shares. The 52-week range on SNCY shows that it touched its highest point at $18.59 and its lowest point at $9.22 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $21.22. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.51.

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 SNCY was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -14.25%, but this was down by -19.76% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -9.19% while six-month performance rose 18.32%. The stock lost -9.00% in the past year, while it has lost -9.19% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for SNCY yields 0.96 with Next year EPS estimates of 2.49. For the next quarter, that number is 0.78. This implies an EPS growth rate of 73.97% for this year and 36.52% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 44.78% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 3.58%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 53.16 million SNCY shares are outstanding with a float of 46.76 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 SNCY 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 $1.01925 being high and $0.95987 being low. For SNCY, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.98956. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.38 and the low estimate is $0.28. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.33.