With 0.6 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.36 million shares. The 52-week range on BLD shows that it touched its highest point at $495.68 and its lowest point at $266.26 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $364.09. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.68.
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 BLD was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -3.98%, but this was down by -5.92% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -14.40% while six-month performance fell -19.31%. The stock lost -30.26% in the past year, while it has lost -8.41% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BLD yields 20.32 with Next year EPS estimates of 22.05. For the next quarter, that number is 5.20. This implies an EPS growth rate of -4.11% for this year and 9.32% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 3.81% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 29.57%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 29.37 million BLD shares are outstanding with a float of 29.01 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 BLD since 5 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 5 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 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 $21.11541 being high and $20.77613 being low. For BLD, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $20.92581.
