Stocks to Watch: Wake-up Call for Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM), QCR Holdings, Inc. (QCRH)

The price of Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) went up by $1.02 now trading at $74.3. Their shares witnessed a 17.01% increase from the 52-week low price of $63.5 they recorded on 2018-12-13. Even though it is still -30.81% behind the $97.19 high touched on 2018-07-26. The last few days have been good for the stock, as its price has grew by 0.27% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -7% while it has so far retreated around -7.18% during the course of a year. The stock of OXM recorded 4.59% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Oxford Industries, Inc. is set at $86. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 15.75% from the current trading price.

26 institutions entered new Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) positions, 91 added to their existing positions in these shares, 80 lowered their positions, and 26 exited their positions entirely.

Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM) trade volume has decreased by -23.08% as around 141,572 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 184,042. At the moment, OXM is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -4.78% below its 20-day SMA, -4.68% below its 50-day SMA, and -8.71% below its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly 14.3%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 10% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 3.2% increase witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) will likely come at $75.12, marking a 1.09% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $75.93, about 2.15% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $72.21, the lower end of the range. OXM’s 14-day MACD is -1.53 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 40.49, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 27.09 percent, which is low when compared to that of the 50-day’s 28.34 percent.

The shares of QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCRH) has increased by 1.61%, and now trading at $33.44 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 91,798. This is a rise of 59,242 shares over the average 32,556 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $33.44 went higher by 10.91% from its 52-week low of $30.15 that it attained back on 2018-12-26. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $49.6 nearly 355 days ago on 2018-06-07.

QCRH stock hasn’t performed well over the past 30 days, as it lost -0.33% while its price climbed by 4.21% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been tough for the stock, as it tumbled -0.59% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $40. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 19.62% from its current trading price. 7 out of 7 Wall Street analysts which represents 100% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 0% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCRH) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly 10.2%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 10% per year, following the 6.5% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a downtrend, trading -1.92% below its 20-day SMA, -2.12% below its 50-day SMA, and -8.58% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate QCR Holdings, Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 60.6%. 13 institutions jumped in to acquire QCR Holdings, Inc. (QCRH) fresh stake, 57 added to their current holdings in these shares, 36 lowered their positions, and 6 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is -0.48 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 44.12, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 29.12 percent, which is more when compared to that of the 50-day’s 28.57 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $33.68, sporting a 0.71% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $33.92, representing nearly 1.42% premium to the current market price of QCR Holdings, Inc. (QCRH). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $32.56, the lower end of the range.

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