Livent Corporation [NYSE:LTHM] is seeing significant action in the Basic Materials space. LTHM stock has price per sales of 5.34. The company is also booking 0.11 earnings per share.
The tape is active for Livent Corporation [LTHM] and the current price target sits at $8.19.
To add more color to this price target, LTHM’s high over the last year is $14.00 and the low is $5.00. Over the last two 52 weeks, the company is trading 82.19%, while the S&P 500 is trading 0.55%.
The Bears are coming
Holding a Market Cap of $1.65 billion, Livent Corporation has seen a trading range over the last year of $3.95-$12.29.
For the last five days, LTHM is up from its last closing price. The average shares trading hands each day is 2.90M, with average 10-day volume coming in at 7.52 million.
Using a Force Index Indicator is a good way to look at how strong actual buying and selling pressure is for LTHM. When we apply the Elder Force Index to Livent Corporation, we are seeing an Elder Force Indicator number of -1033542.88.
Recent Performance
The recent performance of the stock is another area that can tell traders how to proceed. LTHM is presenting an interesting case. This can be seen in the Forward P/E ratio, which currently stands at 49.26. Moreover, the company’s enterprise value has gone from $1.12B to $922.80M quarter-over-quarter. Obviously, the company is heading in the wrong direction, but there are still opportunities for growth in the sector.
In the last quarter, LTHM made a profit of 10.2 million. Livent Corporation also saw quarter revenue growth year over year of -12.23%. In addition, the company has operating cash flow of $16.5 million.
Technical Analysis
Looking at popular technical indicators, the company’s 5-day moving average is 11.23 compared to the 50-day moving average of 8.73. So, we are clearly seeing an upward trajectory here.
The Relative Strength Index or RSI is an indicator ranging between 0 and 100 that traders use to determine if a stock is “overbought” or “oversold.” A strong uptrend tending to reach into the “overbought” status is above 70, while a downward trend will stay around the 30 mark. LTHM currently holds a 9-day RSI of 82.79%, while 100-day RSI stands at 57.00%.
Another indicator we believe is worth keeping tabs on is the Moving Average Convergence Divergence or MACD. Similar to the concept of the Force Index — on the basis of price momentum — the MACD gives traders a tool to measure the turning point of a stock even during rapid fluctuations in price. Buy and sell signals are determined by a stock’s relation to the zero line, so if a stock is above a zero line for many weeks it might be a “buy.” On the other hand, if a stock is below the zero line consistently, it might be one to stay away from. Also, if the MACD line reaches a peak and dips, its momentum may be waning. LTHM’s 9-day MACD is 1.58 and the company’s 100-day MACD stands at 4.21.
Inside Moves
Another area that is important to analyze is insider moves and majority shareholders. While this is not always an error-free way to tell what the future holds for a stock, you can maybe gather important information from reading the tea leaves about who is buying and selling.
The major holders for this stock are 0.75% by insiders and 104.82% by institutions. Regarding institutional holdings, FMR, LLC owns 14.95%, while the second top holder, Blackrock Inc., currently owns 14.92%.
Conclusion
Overall, the recommended rating for LTHM is Moderate Buy. Currently, the company has 10 analysts watching the stock, and the average quarterly earnings estimate is 0.01. Quarterly revenue estimates are averaging 69.76M with the high estimate reaching 85.69M and the low at 43M.
To review, the current 1-year target estimate is sitting at 7.90, while the current price 11.63. Based on this, we expect some pullback on the stock over time given our above analysis.
