Stocks to Watch: Research Frontiers Incoporated (REFR) and Plymouth Industrial Reit, Inc. (PLYM) in the spotlight

The price of Research Frontiers Incorporated (NASDAQ:REFR) went down by $-0.05 now trading at $2.81. Their shares witnessed a 368.33% increase from the 52-week low price of $0.6 they recorded on 2018-06-22. Even though it is still -24.2% behind the $3.49 high touched on 2019-02-13. The last few days have been good for the stock, as its price has grew by 8.91% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -2.43% while it has so far climbed around 200.44% during the course of a year. The stock of REFR recorded 80.13% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Research Frontiers Incorporated is set at $3. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 6.76% from the current trading price.

1 institutions entered new Research Frontiers Incorporated (NASDAQ:REFR) positions, 3 added to their existing positions in these shares, 6 lowered their positions, and 1 exited their positions entirely.

Research Frontiers Incorporated (REFR) trade volume has decreased by -37.13% as around 78,957 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 125,586. At the moment, REFR is witnessing a uptrend, as it is trading 21.75% above its 20-day SMA, 21.11% above its 50-day SMA, and 66.24% above its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -86%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 30% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 17% increase witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Research Frontiers Incorporated (NASDAQ:REFR) will likely come at $2.92, marking a 3.77% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $3.03, about 7.26% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $2.65, the lower end of the range. REFR’s 14-day MACD is 0.39 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 68.24, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 67.43 percent, which is low when compared to that of the 50-day’s 75.32 percent.

The shares of Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE:PLYM) has increased by 5.57%, and now trading at $18.37 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 92,733. This is a rise of 55,873 shares over the average 36,860 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $18.37 went higher by 67.76% from its 52-week low of $10.95 that it attained back on 2018-11-12. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $18.76 nearly 1 days ago on 2019-04-29.

PLYM stock has performed well over the past 30 days, as it added 9.87% while its price climbed by 45.68% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 9.41% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $18.33. This means that the stock price might likely increase by -0.22% from its current trading price. 2 out of 3 Wall Street analysts which represents 66.67% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 33.33% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE:PLYM) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly 235.9%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go down by 0% per year, following the -49.2% drop that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 9.11% above its 20-day SMA, 13.06% above its 50-day SMA, and 22.52% above its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 28.2%. 4 institutions jumped in to acquire Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (PLYM) fresh stake, 12 added to their current holdings in these shares, 12 lowered their positions, and 7 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is 0.56 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 85.87, which shows that its stock has been overbought. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 24.29 percent, which is less when compared to that of the 50-day’s 24.5 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $18.81, sporting a 2.34% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $19.25, representing nearly 4.57% premium to the current market price of Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (PLYM). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $17.39, the lower end of the range.

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