With 0.4 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.32 million shares. The 52-week range on DSGX shows that it touched its highest point at $124.31 and its lowest point at $90.61 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $121.27. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.86.
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 DSGX was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -14.63%, but this was down by -12.79% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -1.01% while six-month performance fell -18.68%. The stock gained 8.24% in the past year, while it has lost -13.12% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for DSGX yields 1.66 with Next year EPS estimates of 2.18. For the next quarter, that number is 0.44. This implies an EPS growth rate of 13.02% for this year and 17.41% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 15.43% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 29.35%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 85.78 million DSGX shares are outstanding with a float of 85.04 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 DSGX since 7 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 6 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 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 $1.36861 being high and $1.31677 being low. For DSGX, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $1.34787.
