After finishing at $6.85 in the prior trading day, Brookdale Senior Living Inc (NYSE: BKD) closed at $6.66, down -2.77%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1576773 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BKD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 11.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 11.12.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on December 15, 2023, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $6 from $3.95 previously.
On November 17, 2023, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $7 to $9.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on January 17, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $5 to $4.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’24 when HICKS GEORGE T bought 9,140 shares for $5.50 per share. The transaction valued at 50,307 led to the insider holds 351,883 shares of the business.
BUMSTEAD FRANK M bought 1,000 shares of BKD for $5,360 on Feb 23 ’24. The Director now owns 500,052 shares after completing the transaction at $5.36 per share. On Dec 06 ’23, another insider, BROMLEY MARCUS E, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,995 shares for $5.30 each. As a result, the insider received 21,158 and left with 147,001 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BKD now has a Market Capitalization of 1.30B and an Enterprise Value of 5.71B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.90 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.22.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BKD has reached a high of $7.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.01, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.88.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.89M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.21M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 188.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 168.14M. Insiders hold about 11.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.22% stake in the company. Shares short for BKD as of Mar 15, 2024 were 18.97M with a Short Ratio of 9.68, compared to 17.24M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10.02% and a Short% of Float of 12.62%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.18 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.17 and a low estimate of -$0.19, while EPS last year was -$0.2. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.18, with high estimates of -$0.17 and low estimates of -$0.19.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.66 and -$0.77 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.71. EPS for the following year is -$0.59, with 2 analysts recommending between -$0.58 and -$0.61.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $782.53M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $785.73M to a low estimate of $779.33M. As of the current estimate, Brookdale Senior Living Inc’s year-ago sales were $753.26M, an estimated increase of 3.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $781.23M, an increase of 4.10% over than the figure of $3.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $782.79M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $779.67M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BKD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.14B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.02B, up 4.00% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.31B and the low estimate is $3.25B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
