Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAH – Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 997,700 shares, an increase of 30.5% from the August 31st total of 764,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 328,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.
Aveanna Healthcare Price Performance
AVAH stock traded down $0.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $5.17. 330,571 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 177,866. The stock has a market cap of $999.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.62 and a beta of 2.13. Aveanna Healthcare has a 1 year low of $0.85 and a 1 year high of $5.95. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $4.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.41.
Aveanna Healthcare (NASDAQ:AVAH – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $504.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $494.02 million. As a group, analysts anticipate that Aveanna Healthcare will post -0.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Aveanna Healthcare
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Aveanna Healthcare from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Aveanna Healthcare from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Aveanna Healthcare from $1.70 to $2.80 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th.
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Aveanna Healthcare Company Profile
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc, a diversified home care platform company, provides pediatric and adult healthcare services in the United States. Its patient-centered care delivery platform allows patients to remain in their homes and minimizes the overutilization of high-cost care settings, such as hospitals or skilled nursing facilities.
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