A History of Outperforming Analyst Forecasts and Beating the Odds: SI-BONE Inc (SIBN)

With 0.99 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 SIBN shows that it touched its highest point at $19.16 and its lowest point at $11.70 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $24.67. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.81.

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 SIBN was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 33.99%, but this was up by 40.35% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 6.08% while six-month performance rose 34.48%. The stock gained 26.59% in the past year, while it has gained 30.74% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for SIBN yields -0.64 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.44. For the next quarter, that number is -0.18. This implies an EPS growth rate of 15.56% for this year and 30.00% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 21.46% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 13.67%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 42.48 million SIBN shares are outstanding with a float of 36.84 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 SIBN since 7 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 5 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 -$0.65366 being high and -$0.83467 being low. For SIBN, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$0.78439.