|
Featured MNV Articles:
| Analysts See 10% Gains Ahead For SPMDBy Preferred Stock Channel Staff, Friday, February 2, 7:18 AM ET
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF (NYSE:SPMD), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $53.18 per unit. With SPMD trading at a recent price near $48.52 per unit, that means that analysts see 9.60% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of SPMD's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Avnet Inc (NASDAQ:AVT), Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE:EQH), and Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC). Although AVT has traded at a recent price of $45.36/share, the average analyst target is 10.23% higher at $50.00/share. Similarly, EQH has 10.02% upside from the recent share price of $32.39 if the average analyst target price of $35.64/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting ACHC to reach a target price of $89.91/share, which is 9.95% above the recent price of $81.77. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AVT, EQH, and ACHC:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research. The average analyst target price data upon which this article was based, is courtesy of data provided by Zacks Investment Research via Quandl.com.
This Article's Word Cloud:
ACHC
Acadia
Analyst
Avnet
Below
Company
ETFs
Equitable
FREEGet
Healthcare
Holdings
NYSE
Portfolio
SPDR
SPMD
Target
Upside
With
Zacks
about
above
analyst
analysts
average
background
based
border
bottom
color
data
font
from
have
hctblstyle
holdings
implied
latest
mdash
month
price
recent
report
research
share
target
targets
that
trading
underlying
upside
|