Buy, Sell Or Hold Luminar Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:LAZR) At $1.76?

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In last trading session, Luminar Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:LAZR) saw 7.34 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.48. Company’s recent per share price level of $1.76 trading at -$0.16 or -8.33% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $742.53M. That closing price of LAZR’s stock is at a discount of -372.73% from its 52-week high price of $8.32 and is indicating a premium of 7.39% from its 52-week low price of $1.63. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 7.27 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 7.69 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

Luminar Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:LAZR) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -8.33%, in the last five days LAZR remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 04/04/24 when the stock touched $1.76 price level, adding 20.36% to its value on the day. Luminar Technologies Inc’s shares saw a change of -47.77% in year-to-date performance and have moved -11.56% in past 5-day. Luminar Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:LAZR) showed a performance of -8.81% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 83.79 million shares which calculate 9.28 days to cover the short interests.

Luminar Technologies Inc (LAZR) estimates and forecasts

Statistics highlight that Luminar Technologies Inc is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company lost -57.38% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 21.84% while that of industry is 14.90. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2024. The company is estimating its revenue growth to increase by 16.70% in the current quarter and calculating 9.50% increase in the next quarter. This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 64.70% from the last financial year’s standing.

10 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $21.14 million for the same. And 10 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $24.43 million in the next quarter that will end on Jun 2024.

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 -416.28% during past 5 years.

LAZR Dividends

Luminar Technologies Inc is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report between May 07 and May 13 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.

Luminar Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:LAZR)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 9.39% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 45.41 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 50.11%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 45.41% institutions for Luminar Technologies Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc is the top institutional holder at LAZR for having 25.71 million shares of worth $45.24 million. And as of Dec 30, 2023, it was holding 7.91% of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is Blackrock Inc., which was holding about 21.55 million shares on Dec 30, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 6.64% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $37.93 million.

On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 30, 2023, the former fund manager was holding 7.73 million shares of worth $13.6 million or 2.38% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 7.07 million shares on Dec 30, 2023, making its stake of worth around $12.44 million in the company or a holder of 2.18% of company’s stock.