Somewhat Positive Media Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Affect SodaStream International (SODA) Stock Price

News headlines about SodaStream International (NASDAQ:SODA) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. SodaStream International earned a daily sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the company an impact score of 46.9379371438718 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next few days.

These are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern’s scoring:

• ETFs with exposure to SodaStream International Ltd. : August 16, 2017 (finance.yahoo.com)
• Head to Head Survey: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (COKE) & SodaStream International (SODA) (americanbankingnews.com)
• SodaStream International Ltd. (SODA) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $135.07 Million (americanbankingnews.com)
• Analyzing Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated (COKE) and SodaStream International (NASDAQ:SODA) (americanbankingnews.com)

Shares of SodaStream International (SODA) traded up 0.50% during trading on Friday, reaching $58.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 125,895 shares. SodaStream International has a 52 week low of $23.77 and a 52 week high of $63.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $56.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.57 and a beta of 1.20.

SodaStream International (NASDAQ:SODA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 2nd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.13. SodaStream International had a return on equity of 14.86% and a net margin of 11.89%. The company had revenue of $130.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.33 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that SodaStream International will post $2.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on SODA shares. BidaskClub downgraded SodaStream International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 25th. ValuEngine upgraded SodaStream International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 2nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded SodaStream International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $61.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Saturday, May 13th. Jefferies Group LLC set a $55.00 price target on SodaStream International and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 29th. Finally, Susquehanna Bancshares Inc reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $60.00 price target (up previously from $58.00) on shares of SodaStream International in a research report on Tuesday, April 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $60.75.

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SodaStream International Company Profile

SodaStream International Ltd. is a sparkling water company. The Company manufactures, distributes and sells home beverage carbonation systems, which enable consumers to transform ordinary tap water into sparkling water and flavored sparkling water. The Company’s segments include The Americas, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA).