With 1.56 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 1.58 million shares. The 52-week range on VSTM shows that it touched its highest point at $9.10 and its lowest point at $2.10 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $15.75. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.85.
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 VSTM was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -14.63%, but this was down by -4.04% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -8.29% while six-month performance rose 19.11%. The stock gained 74.46% in the past year, while it has gained 24.18% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for VSTM yields -3.19 with Next year EPS estimates of -1.89. For the next quarter, that number is -0.65. This implies an EPS growth rate of 24.59% for this year and 31.63% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 31.49% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 31.36%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 51.49 million VSTM shares are outstanding with a float of 48.47 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 VSTM since 5 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 4 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 -$2.90077 being high and -$3.13162 being low. For VSTM, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$3.03125. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is -$0.62 and the low estimate is -$0.73. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus -$0.68.
