1 day Ago By Defense World Staff
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. ( NASDAQ:CHUY – Get Free Report ) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 481,200 shares, a growth of 6.
6% from the August 15th total of 451,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 420,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.
Approximately 2.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Chuy’s Stock Performance Chuy’s stock traded down $0.
02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $37.34. The company had a trading volume of 608,872 shares, compared to its average volume of 246,147.
The firm has a market cap of $643.37 million, a P/E ratio of 22.11 and a beta of 1.
77. Chuy’s has a 1 year low of $22.52 and a 1 year high of $39.
40. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $35.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.
52. Chuy’s ( NASDAQ:CHUY – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The restaurant operator reported $0.
59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01.
Chuy’s had a net margin of 5.84% and a return on equity of 13.23%.
The firm had revenue of $119.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $120.46 million.
As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Chuy’s will post 1.83 EPS for the current year. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chuy’s Analysts Set New Price Targets Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock.
Benchmark downgraded shares of Chuy’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $37.50 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, August 19th.
StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Chuy’s in a report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Chuy’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $38.00 to $24.00 in a report on Thursday, July 11th.
Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $37.50 price target (down from $38.00) on shares of Chuy’s in a report on Monday, July 22nd.
Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $37.50 price target on shares of Chuy’s in a report on Monday, August 12th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, Chuy’s has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.
25. View Our Latest Analysis on Chuy’s Chuy’s Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Chuy's Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Chuy's name in the United States. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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