With 0.63 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.43 million shares. The 52-week range on BZH shows that it touched its highest point at $38.22 and its lowest point at $20.66 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $40.00. Beta for the stock currently stands at 2.04.
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 BZH was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 5.25%, but this was up by 0.49% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -33.58% while six-month performance fell -26.28%. The stock lost -24.88% in the past year, while it has lost -17.44% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BZH yields 3.93 with Next year EPS estimates of 5.27. For the next quarter, that number is 0.29. This implies an EPS growth rate of -22.15% for this year and 49.50% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 31.20 million BZH shares are outstanding with a float of 28.58 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 BZH since 6 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 4 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 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 $4.20053 being high and $4.18057 being low. For BZH, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $4.19055. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $1.19 and the low estimate is $0.97. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $1.07.
