With 1.17 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 1.43 million shares. The 52-week range on EXLS shows that it touched its highest point at $52.43 and its lowest point at $28.59 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $54.29. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.84.
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 EXLS was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -0.71%, but this was up by 4.04% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -4.46% while six-month performance rose 3.40%. The stock gained 47.98% in the past year, while it has gained 3.33% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for EXLS yields 1.32 with Next year EPS estimates of 2.14. For the next quarter, that number is 0.45. This implies an EPS growth rate of 13.66% for this year and 13.86% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 13.67% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 25.37%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 162.68 million EXLS shares are outstanding with a float of 156.47 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 EXLS since 2 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 2 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 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 $1.64004 being high and $1.62004 being low. For EXLS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $1.63004. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.48 and the low estimate is $0.45. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.47.
