With 3.68 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 3.17 million shares. The 52-week range on BKD shows that it touched its highest point at $8.12 and its lowest point at $4.45 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $7.00. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.84.
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 BKD was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 3.69%, but this was up by 16.18% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 45.47% while six-month performance rose 7.66%. The stock lost -6.12% in the past year, while it has gained 34.19% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BKD yields -0.89 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.46. For the next quarter, that number is -0.13. This implies an EPS growth rate of 36.80% for this year and 17.78% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 234.35 million BKD shares are outstanding with a float of 211.53 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 BKD since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 2 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 -$0.69235 being high and -$0.73431 being low. For BKD, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$0.71333.
