Lloyds Banking Group plc ADR (NYSE:LYG) price closed higher on Monday, February 24, and jumping 0.89% above its previous close.
A look at the daily price movement shows that the last close reads $3.37. Taking into account the 52-week price action we note that the stock hit a 52-week high of $3.40 and 52-week low of $2.25. The stock added 10.39% on its value in the past month.
Lloyds Banking Group plc ADR, which has a market valuation of $51.59 billion, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in March. The company stock has a Forward Dividend ratio of 0.15, while the dividend yield is 4.37%. It is understandable that investor optimism is growing ahead of the company’s current quarter results.
On average, analysts have forecast the company’s revenue for the quarter will hit 4.78B, with the likely lows of 4.78B and highs of 4.78B. The average estimate suggests sales growth for the quarter will likely rise by 5.64% when compared to those recorded in the same quarter in the last financial year. Staying with the analyst view, there is a consensus estimate of 18.93B for the company’s annual revenue in current year. Per this projection, the revenue is forecast to grow 2.63% above that which the company brought in the current year earning report.
Technical indicators in stocks provide crucial insights into market trends, guiding investors with precise entry and exit points based on price movements for informed decision-making.On the technical perspective front, indicators give LYG a short term outlook of 100% Buy on average. Looking at the stock’s medium term indicators we note that it is averaging as a 50% Buy, while an average of long term indicators are currently assigning the stock as 75% Buy.
Here is a look at the average analyst rating for the stock as represented on a scale of 1.00 to 5.00, with the extremes of 1.00 and 5.00 suggesting the stock is strong buy or strong sell respectively. Specifically, 3 analysts have assigned LYG a recommendation rating as follows: 0 rate it as a Hold; 3 advise Buy while 0 analyst(s) assign an Overweight rating. 0 analyst(s) have tagged the Lloyds Banking Group plc ADR (LYG) stock as Underweight, with 0 recommending Sell. In general, analysts have rated the stock Buy, a scenario likely to bolster investors out for an opportunity to add to their holdings of the company’s shares.
The overview shows that LYG’s price is at present 8.01% off the SMA20 and 16.51% from the SMA50. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) metric on the 14-day timeframe is pointing at 75.55, with weekly volatility standing at 1.55%. The indicator jumps to 1.67% when calculated based on the past 30 days. Lloyds Banking Group plc ADR (NYSE:LYG)’s beta value is holding at 1.27, while the average true range (ATR) indicator is currently reading 0.07. Considering analysts have assigned the stock a price target range of $2.75-$2.75 as the low and high respectively, we find the trailing 12-month average consensus price target to be $2.75. Based on this estimate, we see that current price is roughly 19.12% off the estimated low and 19.12% off the forecast high. Investors will no doubt be excited to see the share price rise to $2.75, which is the median consensus price, and at that level LYG would be 19.12% from current price.
An analysis of the Lloyds Banking Group plc ADR (NYSE:LYG) stock in terms of its daily trading volume indicates that the 3-month average is 12.94 million.
Current records show that the company has 15.17B in outstanding shares. The insiders’ percentage holdings are 0.03% of outstanding shares while the percentage share held by institutions stands at 2.68%. But the 25.00% upside, the stock’s price has registered year-to-date as of last trading, will likely reignite investor interest given the prospect of it rallying even higher.
