With 0.6 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.59 million shares. The 52-week range on ZD shows that it touched its highest point at $60.62 and its lowest point at $29.15 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $51.71. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.59.
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 ZD was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 7.11%, but this was down by -2.56% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -40.70% while six-month performance fell -31.79%. The stock lost -41.30% in the past year, while it has lost -41.79% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for ZD yields 1.27 with Next year EPS estimates of 7.44. For the next quarter, that number is 1.25. This implies an EPS growth rate of 5.25% for this year and 6.81% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 6.24% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -20.26%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 42.85 million ZD shares are outstanding with a float of 42.20 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 ZD since 4 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 1 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 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 $6.81315 being high and $6.65227 being low. For ZD, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $6.71986.
