Strong On High Relative Volume: Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU)
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Trade-Ideas LLC identified
(
) as a strong on high relative volume candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Qihoo 360 Technology as such a stock due to the following factors:
- QIHU has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $241.0 million.
- QIHU has traded 680,979 shares today.
- QIHU is trading at 3.87 times the normal volume for the stock at this time of day.
- QIHU is trading at a new high 3.01% above yesterday's close.
'Strong on High Relative Volume' stocks are worth watching because major volume moves tend to indicate underlying activity such as M&A events, material stock news, analyst upgrades, insider buying, buying from 'superinvestors,' or that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. Regardless of the impetus behind the price and volume action, when a stock moves with strength and volume it can indicate the start of a new trend on which early investors can capitalize. In the event of a well-timed trading opportunity, combining technical indicators with fundamental trends and a disciplined trading methodology should help you take the first steps towards investment success.
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More details on QIHU:
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. provides Internet and mobile security products and services in the People's Republic of China. QIHU has a PE ratio of 32.0. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Qihoo 360 Technology a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
The average volume for Qihoo 360 Technology has been 2.5 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Qihoo 360 Technology has a market cap of $6.0 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are down 21.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Analysis:
rates Qihoo 360 Technology as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and generally higher debt management risk.
Highlights from the ratings report include:
- QIHU's very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 18.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 100.3%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
- QIHOO 360 TECHNOLGY CO -ADR has improved earnings per share by 29.4% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. This trend suggests that the performance of the business is improving. During the past fiscal year, QIHOO 360 TECHNOLGY CO -ADR increased its bottom line by earning $0.76 versus $0.40 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.39 versus $0.76).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500, but is less than that of the Internet Software & Services industry average. The net income increased by 29.8% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $44.46 million to $57.70 million.
- Currently the debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72 is quite high overall and when compared to the industry average, suggesting that the current management of debt levels should be re-evaluated. Despite the company's weak debt-to-equity ratio, the company has managed to keep a very strong quick ratio of 4.05, which shows the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- QIHU's stock share price has done very poorly compared to where it was a year ago: Despite any rallies, the net result is that it is down by 59.39%, which is also worse that the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Investors have so far failed to pay much attention to the earnings improvements the company has managed to achieve over the last quarter. Although its share price is down sharply from a year ago, do not assume that it can now be tagged as cheap and attractive. The reality is that, based on its current price in relation to its earnings, QIHU is still more expensive than most of the other companies in its industry.
- You can view the full Qihoo 360 Technology Ratings Report.
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