With 2.5 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 2.36 million shares. The 52-week range on EYE shows that it touched its highest point at $21.41 and its lowest point at $9.56 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $18.80. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.24.
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 EYE was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 12.15%, but this was up by 62.25% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 76.34% while six-month performance rose 72.21%. The stock gained 45.63% in the past year, while it has gained 104.61% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for EYE yields -0.33 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.77. For the next quarter, that number is 0.13. This implies an EPS growth rate of 23.10% for this year and 20.27% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 79.05 million EYE shares are outstanding with a float of 77.25 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 EYE 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 $0.55301 being high and $0.51205 being low. For EYE, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.52229.
