On Monday, Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) opened lower -8.07% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $14.63. Price fluctuations for DOLE have ranged from $12.20 to $17.12 over the past 52 weeks.
Here's Your FREE Report on the #1 Small-Cap Uranium Stock of '24.
Small-cap Uranium stocks are booming in 2024! The company we're about to show you is the ONLY small-cap stock in the space that benefits from ALL aspects of the global Uranium industry with none of the risks of running a mine. Smart investors will not be hesitating on this one!
Get the FREE Report with all the details here.
Sponsored
During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Defensive Sector giant was 25.94%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -6.74% at the time writing. With a float of $68.08 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $95.16 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 35371 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 8.34%, operating margin of 2.8%, and the pretax margin is 2.23%.
Dole plc (DOLE) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Farm Products industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Dole plc is 28.44%, while institutional ownership is 53.35%.
Dole plc (DOLE) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at 0.2) by -0.01. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.16 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -6.74% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 6.98% during the next five years compared to 25.94% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Dole plc (DOLE). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.01. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.15. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 21.93.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.25, a number that is poised to hit 0.17 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.49 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Dole plc (DOLE)
Looking closely at Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE), its last 5-days average volume was 1.05 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.61 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 49.62%.
During the past 100 days, Dole plc’s (DOLE) raw stochastic average was set at 20.08%, which indicates a significant increase from 9.57% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.33 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 0.33 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $14.05, while its 200-day Moving Average is $14.29. However, in the short run, Dole plc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $14.11. Second resistance stands at $14.77. The third major resistance level sits at $15.18. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $13.04, it is likely to go to the next support level at $12.63. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $11.97.
Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) Key Stats
There are currently 95,138K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.28 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 8,475 M according to its annual income of 125,510 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,099 M and its income totaled 38,910 K.
