Overall market sentiment has been high on Vereit Inc (VER) stock lately. VER receives a Bullish rating from InvestorsObserver's Stock Sentiment Indicator.
What is Stock Sentiment?
In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company.
Recent trends are a good indator of current market sentiments. In its most basic form, stocks that are trending up are desirable by investors while stocks currently falling must be unattractive.
InvestorsObserver's Sentimental Indicator tracks both changes in price and volume to analyze the most recent trends. Typically an increase in volume indicates ongoing trends are getting stronger, while a decrease in volume usually signals an end to the current trend.
Available options can also represent current sentiments for a given stock. Since investors are able to bet on future trends of stocks using options, we consider the ratio of calls to puts when analyzing market sentiments .
What's Happening With VER Stock Today?
Vereit Inc (VER) stock is lower by -0.46% while the S&P 500 is higher by 0.09% as of 11:45 AM on Thursday, Aug 6. VER is down -$0.03 from the previous closing price of $6.56 on volume of 1,469,971 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 has gained 15.59% while VER is down -28.71%. VER lost -$0.37 per share in the over the last 12 months.
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More About Vereit Inc
VEREIT Inc is a real estate investment trust primarily involved in the ownership of property located in the U.S. and Canada. VEREIT organizes its operations through the Real Estate Investment segment and the investment management segment. The company derives the vast majority of its income from its Real Estate Investment division in the form of rental income from long-term leases. This business unit owns and manages a real estate portfolio that is fairly evenly diversified between retail, restaurant, office, and industrial properties. A sizable amount of the company's total rental income is derived from customers in the casual dining restaurant and manufacturing industries.
