The market has been high on ResMed Inc. (RMD) stock recently. RMD gets a Bullish score from InvestorsObserver's Stock Sentiment Indicator.
What is Stock Sentiment?
Sentiment uses short term technical analysis to gauge whether a stock is desired by investors. As a technical indicator, it focuses on recent trends as opposed to the long term health of the underlying company. Updates for the company such as a earnings release can move the stock away from current trends.
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 RMD Stock Today?
ResMed Inc. (RMD) stock has gained 2.04% while the S&P 500 is lower by -0.12% as of 1:56 PM on Tuesday, Jun 15. RMD has gained $4.72 from the previous closing price of $231.70 on volume of 479,117 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is up 38.59% while RMD has gained 44.38%. RMD earned $3.12 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.79.
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More About ResMed Inc.
ResMed is one of the largest global respiratory medical devices companies, primarily developing and supplying flow generators, masks and accessories for the treatment of sleep apnea. Increasing diagnosis of sleep apnea combined with ageing populations and increasing prevalence of obesity is resulting in a structurally growing market. The company earns 65% of revenue in the Americas and the balance across other regions dominated by Europe, Japan and Australia. Recent developments and acquisitions have focused on digital health as ResMed is aiming to differentiate itself through the provision of clinical data for use by the patient, medical care advisor and payer in the out-of-hospital setting.
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