(VIANEWS) - Shares of Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWBI) jumped by a staggering 17.44% in 5 sessions from $11.24 at 17.44, to $13.20 at 16:16 EST on Thursday, following the last session's upward trend. NASDAQ is sliding 0% to $13,591.33, after two sequential sessions in a row of gains.
Smith & Wesson's last close was $12.82, 23% below its 52-week high of $16.65.
About Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells firearms worldwide. The company offers handguns, including revolvers and pistols; long guns, such as modern sporting rifles, bolt action rifles; handcuffs; suppressors; and other firearm-related products under the Smith & Wesson, M&P, and Gemtech brands. It also provides manufacturing services comprising forging, heat treating, rapid prototyping, tooling, finishing, plating, machining, and custom plastic injection molding to other businesses under the Smith & Wesson and Smith & Wesson Precision Components brand names; and sells parts purchased through third parties. The company sells its products to firearm enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement, security agencies and officers, and military agencies. It markets its products through independent dealers, retailers, in-store retails, and direct to consumers; print, broadcast, and digital advertising campaigns; social and electronic media; and in-store retail merchandising strategies. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. was founded in 1852 and is based in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Smith & Wesson has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.8.
PE Ratio
Smith & Wesson has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.5 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 9.9%.Stock Price Classification
According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, Smith & Wesson's stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Smith & Wesson's EBITDA is 1.32.
Moving Average
Smith & Wesson's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $12.12 and way above its 200-day moving average of $11.10.More news about Smith & Wesson (SWBI).