Taking on analysts’ expectations and winning: 8X8 Inc (EGHT)

With 1.91 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.18 million shares. The 52-week range on EGHT shows that it touched its highest point at $3.52 and its lowest point at $1.51 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $2.76. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.85.

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 EGHT was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 2.81%, but this was up by 9.58% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -35.56% while six-month performance fell -21.12%. The stock lost -20.78% in the past year, while it has lost -31.46% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for EGHT yields -0.36 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.36. For the next quarter, that number is 0.08. This implies an EPS growth rate of -23.40% for this year and -1.04% for next year. EPS is expected to decline by -7.74% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 9.88%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 131.47 million EGHT shares are outstanding with a float of 127.85 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 EGHT since 6 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 5 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 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 $0.47114 being high and $0.44 being low. For EGHT, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.46.