Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock jumped 4.12% on Wednesday to $58.18 against a previous-day closing price of $55.88. With 7.01 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 7.78 million shares. During the session, the Entertainment company that operates in wider Communication Services sector, reached to the highest price of $58.34 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $55.12. The 52-week range on ROKU shows that it touched its highest point at $105.85 and its lowest point at $38.26 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $66.88. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.71.
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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 ROKU was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 10.69%, but this was up by 0.80% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -12.89% while six-month performance rose 8.42%. The stock lost -36.60% in the past year, while it has gained 42.95% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for ROKU yields -4.78 with Next year EPS estimates of -2.97. For the next quarter, that number is -1.27. This implies an EPS growth rate of -311.40% for this year and 42.10% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 43.00% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -41.40%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 140.33 million ROKU shares are outstanding with a float of 121.47 million shares on hand for trading. On Apr 27, 2023, short shares totaled 12.19 million, which was 8.66% higher than short shares on Mar 30, 2023. In addition to Mr. Anthony J. Wood as the firm’s Founder, Chairman, Pres & CEO, Mr. Steven P. Louden serves as its Exec. Advisor.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 81.49% of ROKU’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have majority control over the company. Other institutions hold 42.18% of ROKU, in contrast to 39.87% held by mutual funds. Shares owned by individuals account for 3.52%. As the largest shareholder in ROKU with 10.18% of the stake, ARK Investment Management LLC holds 12,483,431 shares worth 12,483,431. A second-largest stockholder of ROKU, The Vanguard Group, Inc., holds 11,012,628 shares, controlling over 8.98% of the firm’s shares. Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. is the third largest shareholder in ROKU, holding 7,546,846 shares or 6.15% stake. With a 7.50% stake in ROKU, the ARK Innovation ETF is the largest stakeholder. A total of 9,198,528 shares are owned by the mutual fund manager. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, which owns about 3.11% of ROKU stock, is the second-largest Mutual Fund holder. It holds 3,810,198 shares valued at 214.17 million. Nikko AM Global Umbrella Fund – A holds 2.38% of the stake in ROKU, owning 2,917,393 shares worth 163.99 million.
An Overview of Recent Financials:
Understanding a company as a customer does not mean you will understand it as an investor. The wise investor uses quantitative research to analyze metrics such as revenue, net income, and earnings. In its fiscal quarter reported on Mar 30, 2023, ROKU reported revenue of $764.41M and operating income of -$110.51M. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was -$83.18M and diluted EPS was -$0.82.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for ROKU since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential. With ROKU analysts setting a high price target of $90.00 and a low target of $41.00, the average target price over the next 12 months is $69.40. Based on these targets, ROKU could surge 54.69% to reach the target high and fall by -29.53% to reach the target low. Reaching the average price target will result in a growth of 19.28% from current levels.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy.
Summary of Insider Activity:
Insiders traded ROKU stock several times over the past three months with 9 Buys and 9 Sells. In these transactions, 152,192 shares were bought while 119,852 shares were sold. The number of buy transactions has increased to 29 while that of sell transactions has risen to 28 over the past year. The total number of shares bought during that period was 532,441 while 396,895 shares were sold.
