Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
3 Tiny Stocks Primed to Explode
The world's greatest investor — Warren Buffett — has a simple formula for making big money in the markets. He buys up valuable assets when they are very cheap. For stock market investors that means buying up cheap small cap stocks like these with huge upside potential.
We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns.
Click here for full details and to join for free
Sponsored
After finishing at $6.71 in the prior trading day, Brookdale Senior Living Inc (NYSE: BKD) closed at $6.72, up 0.15%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. BKD stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.805 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.535.
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 12.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 11.97.
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 May 15 ’24 when BROMLEY MARCUS E sold 3,300 shares for $7.25 per share. The transaction valued at 23,925 led to the insider holds 146,152 shares of the business.
HICKS GEORGE T bought 9,140 shares of BKD for $50,307 on Mar 06 ’24. The EVP & Treasurer now owns 351,883 shares after completing the transaction at $5.50 per share. On Feb 23 ’24, another insider, BUMSTEAD FRANK M, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $5.36 each. As a result, the insider paid 5,360 and bolstered with 500,052 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 1297047296 and an Enterprise Value of 5721310208. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.974 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.949.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BKD has reached a high of $7.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.88M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1256310 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 169.88M. Insiders hold about 11.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.33% stake in the company. Shares short for BKD as of 1715731200 were 14059283 with a Short Ratio of 7.50, compared to 1713139200 on 18715863. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14059283 and a Short% of Float of 8.3500005.
