The trading price of Desktop Metal Inc (NYSE:DM) closed higher on Thursday, March 29, closing at $0.88, 1.15% higher than its previous close.
In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $2.41 and a 52-week low of $0.46. Over the past month, the stock has gained 53.12% in value.
Desktop Metal Inc, whose market valuation is $285.77 million at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report Mar 15, 2024. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by -$0.06 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of -$0.15 for 2024 and -$0.09 for 2025. It means analysts are expecting annual earnings per share growth of 40.00% this year and 40.00% next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of $40.8 million for the current quarter, with the likely lows of $40 million and highs of $41.9 million. The average estimate suggests sales will likely down by -1.20% this quarter compared to what was recorded in the comparable quarter last year. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue in 2024 is $188.4 million. The company’s revenue is forecast to drop by -0.70% over what it did in 2024.
A company’s earnings reviews provide a brief indication of a stock’s direction in the short term, where in the case of Desktop Metal Inc No upward and no downward comments were posted in the last 7 days. On the technical side, indicators suggest DM has a 50% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 50% Sell, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 50% Sell.
A quick review shows that DM’s price is currently 29.24% off the SMA20 and 38.98% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 71.55, and weekly volatility stands at 10.10%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 12.15%. Desktop Metal Inc (NYSE:DM)’s beta value is currently sitting at 0.68, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 0.08.
To see how Desktop Metal Inc stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: DM stock’s performance was 1.15% in the latest trading, and -57.89% in the past year.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Desktop Metal Inc (NYSE:DM) indicates that the 3-month average is 3.68 million. However, this figure has increased over the past 10 days to an average of 3.88 million.
Currently, records show that 325.27 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 36.91% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 34.19%. The stats also highlight that short interest as of Mar 15, 2024, stood at 68.01 million shares, resulting in a short ratio of 15.49 at that time. From this, we can conclude that short interest is 20.63% of the company’s total outstanding shares. It is noteworthy that short shares in March were down slightly from the previous month’s figure, which was 68.99 million. However, since the stock’s price has seen 17.18% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
