With 1.36 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.65 million shares. The 52-week range on AMPL shows that it touched its highest point at $14.88 and its lowest point at $7.37 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $15.20. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.33.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Three-month performance surged to 19.56% while six-month performance rose 44.71%. The stock gained 13.47% in the past year, while it has gained 19.34% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for AMPL yields -0.76 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.13. For the next quarter, that number is -0.01. This implies an EPS growth rate of 24.43% for this year and 67.98% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 49.47% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -18.39%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 96.09 million AMPL shares are outstanding with a float of 77.07 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 AMPL since 5 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 1 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 3 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 $0.0628056 being high and $0.0418704 being low. For AMPL, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.052338. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.02 and the low estimate is $0.0. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.01.
