Cartesian, Inc. (CRTN) |
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| $0.5 52 Week Low | $0.7 2017-04-28 14:17:02 MDT | $2.11 52 Week High |
| Services Sector | Management Services Industry |
| Nasdaq Stock Exchange | United States Country |
| Market Cap: | $7,010,000 | Micro Cap (Less than $200M) |
| Analyst Recommendation: | 0 | Unknown Analyst Recommendation. (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) |
| Beta: | 1 | Market Matching Volatile Stock Beta of 1 means stock will go up the same rate as the S&P 500 and go down the same rate as the S&P 500 in general. |
ForwardPE: Unknown | 5 Yr Est Growth: 25.00% | Yield: 0.00% |
PEG-Y Ratio: N/A | Unknown PEG-Y ratio |
% Above 50 DayMA: -28.57% | % Above 200 DayMA: -23.08% |
CRTN Performance 52 Weeks: -56.91% | S&P 500 Performance 52 Weeks: 12.50% |
Downtrend is still intact: CRTN is below both 50 and 200 day Moving Averages. There is hope because 50 Day MA is still above 200 Day MA. Stock is closer to 52 Week Low than 52 Week High. | CRTN underperforming S&P 500 by -69.41% the last 52 Weeks. |
Price To Book: 1.2 | Great Value. Low Price to Book means better value. |
EV to EBITDA: -6.81 | Unknown EV to EBITDA ratio |
| Field | Value | Average | Comments |
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| % Held By Insiders | 36.81% | 17.28% | Held by greater than average Insiders. Insiders can sway stock price. Watch insider buying and selling. |
| % Held By Institutions | 19.40% | 62.07% | Institutional percentage lower than average. Institutions may not have conviction in stock. Or is this a chance for institutions to invest more and boost price? |
| Short % Of Float | 3.15% | 07.02% | Shorted percentage less than average percent. Is stock loved? Do traders and investors believe in the stock? |
| Debt to Equity | 0.69 | 1.08 | More Conservative Financing. Each industry has different Debt/Equity standard. Higher than 1 means company is taking on more leverage. |
| Profit Margin % | -19.35% | -00.18% | Profit Margin is less than average. |
| Operating Margin % | -3.22% | -05.28% | Operating Margin greater than average percent. Good. |
| Return on Equity % | -104.88% | -08.79% | Return on Equity less than average percent. Stock can do better than this? |
| Return on Assets % | -4.51% | -01.29% | Return on Assets less than average percent. Stock can do better than this? |
| Revenue Per Employee | $273,816.79 | $883,096.70 | Less than average Revenue Per Employee. This stock (or industry) might not be as efficient as others? Each industry might have a different standard. |
| Price to Cash | 1.52 | 5.52 | Lower than average Price to Cash. Meaning that the company has a higher percentage of cash as a percent of price. Cash can be good to cushion company during hard times, and as a potential source for buyouts or investments. However, some activists want the cash to be used by a company to buy its own stock, or to increase their dividend, or to invest the money. |
| CPEGY Ratio | N/A | 2.26 | Unknown. |
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