With 23.28 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 17.39 million shares. The 52-week range on KVUE shows that it touched its highest point at $24.46 and its lowest point at $17.67 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $24.10. With its current market cap of 45.36 billion, KVUE has annualized dividend of $0.81 while the current yield stands at 3.45%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.97.
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 KVUE was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 2.29%, but this was up by 0.08% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 11.35% while six-month performance rose 3.28%. The stock gained 25.41% in the past year, while it has gained 10.73% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for KVUE yields 0.54 with Next year EPS estimates of 1.23. For the next quarter, that number is 0.23. This implies an EPS growth rate of 0.65% for this year and 7.01% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 4.75% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -6.66%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 1.92 billion KVUE shares are outstanding with a float of 1.92 billion 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 KVUE since 6 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 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 $1.16198 being high and $1.13193 being low. For KVUE, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $1.14195.
