With 7.62 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 4.81 million shares. The 52-week range on FI shows that it touched its highest point at $238.59 and its lowest point at $146.25 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $220.78. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.91.
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 FI was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 1.23%, but this was down by -12.07% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -27.60% while six-month performance fell -26.51%. The stock gained 9.62% in the past year, while it has lost -21.08% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for FI yields 5.65 with Next year EPS estimates of 11.90. For the next quarter, that number is 2.44. This implies an EPS growth rate of 15.97% for this year and 16.58% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 16.27% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 25.78%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 556.00 million FI shares are outstanding with a float of 549.77 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 FI since 8 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 7 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 $8.80671 being high and $8.74667 being low. For FI, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $8.77669.
