Should You Buy Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) Stock After it Has Gained 22.49% in a Week?

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) stock is up 22.49% over the past week and gets a Bullish rating from InvestorsObserver Sentiment Indicator.

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. has a Bullish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on BKD!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

When making investment decisions, sentiment gives a good overview of what stocks investors currently favor. Sentiment incorporates short-term technical analysis into its score and does not encompass any fundamental analysis such as profitability of the company. This means that earnings updates and other news can greatly impact overall sentiment. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With BKD Stock Today?

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) stock has gained 13.16% while the S&P 500 has fallen -0.08% as of 11:11 AM on Friday, Nov 17. BKD is up $0.59 from the previous closing price of $4.52 on volume of 4,729,765 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is up 13.78% while BKD is up 55.62%. BKD lost -$0.56 per share in the over the last 12 months. To see InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. click here.

More About Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

Brookdale operates senior living communities throughout the United States. Private pay customers contribute the majority of its resident fees. Brookdale's retirement centers are targeted toward middle- to upper-income seniors, typically over the age of 75. itprovide basic services, like meals and housekeeping, and supplemental-care services to assist residents with daily activities. Brookdale's assisted living communities offer 24-hour assistance with daily activities and include memory-care communities that are specifically designed for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. Its continuing-care retirement centers are large communities that accommodate all levels of physical ability and health. The majority of the firm's revenue comes from assisted living resident fees. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. stock.