In last trading session, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:CSSE) saw 1.67 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.37. Company’s recent per share price level of $0.32 trading at -$0.01 or -2.85% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $10.43M. That closing price of CSSE’s stock is at a discount of -2712.5% from its 52-week high price of $9.00 and is indicating a premium of 3.13% from its 52-week low price of $0.31. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 1.22 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 558.45K if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (CSSE), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of an Overweight while assigning it a mean rating of 2.20. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 6 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 4 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -$1.17 in the current quarter.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:CSSE) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -2.85%, in the last five days CSSE remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 09/13/23 when the stock touched $0.32 price level, adding 25.58% to its value on the day. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc.’s shares saw a change of -93.74% in year-to-date performance and have moved -13.14% in past 5-day. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:CSSE) showed a performance of -27.25% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 1.81 million shares which calculate 2.76 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of $3.65 to the stock, which implies a rise of 91.23% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting $1.00 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of $8.00. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -2400.0% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -212.5% for stock’s current value.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (CSSE) estimates and forecasts
Statistics highlight that Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company lost -89.02% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 5.12% while that of industry is -20.50. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2023. The company is estimating its revenue growth to decrease by -3.50% in the current quarter and calculating 71.50% increase in the next quarter. This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 67.80% from the last financial year’s standing.
6 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $102.08 million for the same. And 6 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $126.91 million in the next quarter that will end on Dec 2023. Company posted $66.71 million and $113.58 million of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier. Analysts are expecting this quarter sales to grow by 53.00% while estimating it to be 11.70% for the next quarter.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -37.40% during past 5 years.
CSSE Dividends
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report in October and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:CSSE)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 28.96% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 33.54 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 47.22%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 33.54% institutions for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. that are currently holding shares of the company. Granahan Investment Management LLC is the top institutional holder at CSSE for having 1.75 million shares of worth $2.07 million. And as of Jun 29, 2023, it was holding 7.36% of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is Royce & Associates LP, which was holding about 1.37 million shares on Jun 29, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 5.78% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $1.62 million.
On the other hand, JNL Series Trust-JNL/Multi Manager Small Cap GrowthFd and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Jun 29, 2023, the former fund manager was holding 0.67 million shares of worth $0.79 million or 2.81% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 0.54 million shares on Jun 29, 2023, making its stake of worth around $0.64 million in the company or a holder of 2.26% of company’s stock.
