Analyzing Rocket's Fundamentals Before Buying

By Chris Stiles • Sunday, September 15 07:50 • Permanent Link

Shares of Diversified Financial company Rocket jumped 4.6% today. With many investors piling into RKT without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Rocket has moved 112.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.3%
RKT has an average analyst rating of hold and is 30.11% away from its mean target price of $15.08 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.8
Rocket has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.9 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.59 and its forward P/E ratio is 33.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.17 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.71
Rocket is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 19.48 and an average P/B of 1.85
RKT has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -82.5% and gross profit margins of 1.0%
The company has a free cash flow of $-1035710528, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Rocket Companies, Inc., a fintech holding company, provides mortgage lending, title and settlement services, and other financial technology services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Direct to Consumer and Partner Network. The company's solutions include Rocket Mortgage, a mortgage lender; Amrock that provides title insurance, property valuation, and settlement services; Rocket Homes, a home search platform and real estate agent referral network, which offers technology-enabled services to support the home buying and selling experience; and Rocket Loans, an online-based personal loans business. It also offers Core Digital Media, a online marketing platform in the mortgage and personal financial product sectors; Rocket Money, a personal finance app that helps clients manage every aspect of their financial lives; Lendesk, a software services company that provides a point of sale system for mortgage professionals and a loan origination system for private lenders; Rock Connections, a sales and support platform specializing in contact center services; and Rocket Innovation Studio that recruits and mentors top technology talent. In addition, the company originates, closes, sells, and services agency-conforming loans. Rocket Companies, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company operates as a subsidiary of Rock Holdings Inc.

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