Check out these key findings about Sunopta, Inc. (STKL)

With 1.83 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.81 million shares. During the session, the Packaged Foods company that operates in wider Consumer Defensive sector, reached to the highest price of $6.07 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $5.79. The 52-week range on STKL shows that it touched its highest point at $8.58 and its lowest point at $2.79 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $9.71. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.75.

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 STKL was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -10.12%, but this was down by -14.02% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 5.31% while six-month performance rose 108.04%. The stock lost -29.50% in the past year, while it has gained 8.78% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for STKL yields -1.53 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.25. For the next quarter, that number is 0.03. This implies an EPS growth rate of 65.00% for this year and 90.66% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 30.00% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -2.87%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 115.95 million STKL shares are outstanding with a float of 111.40 million shares on hand for trading. On 2024-03-28, short shares totaled 7.73 million, which was 6.6599995 higher than short shares on 1709164800. In addition to Ms. Jill Barnett as the firm’s General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary, Mr. Brian W. Kocher serves as its CEO & Director.

Institutional Ownership:

Through their ownership of 0.89526004 of STKL’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have minority control over the company.

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 2023-12-30, STKL reported revenue of $181624000.0 and operating income of $5598000.0. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was $12386000.0 and diluted EPS was -$0.11.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for STKL 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.

Dividends & Yield:

In terms of dividends, STKL has a current ratio of $––, which is $–– over the trailing 12-months, while a dividend of $–– is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and STKL currently yields $0.00. In the past year, STKL’s dividend yield has been $0.00, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, STKL has a current buyback yield of $0.03. This was $0.03 for the TTM, and it was $– for the past five years.