Volt Information Sciences Inc. (VOLT) shares closed this week 22.6% higher than it did at the end of last week. The stock is currently up 32.3% year-to-date, up 50.4% over the past 12 months, and down 50.6% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.
Trading Activity
- Shares traded as high as $3.99 and as low as $2.97 this week.
- Trading volume this week was 35.7% lower than the 10-day average and 49.5% higher than the 30-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.3.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
- The stock closed above its Bollinger band, indicating it may be overbought.
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price beats the S&P 500 Index this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price beats the performance of its peers in the Industrials industry sector this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
Per Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by -413.7%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 201.1%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 197.8% higher than the average peer.
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