Lemonade will report earnings before the open on Thursday, Feb. 19
Health insurance company Lemonade Inc (NYSE:LMND) is gearing up for its fourth-quarter report, due out before the open on Thursday, Feb. 19. Per Zacks Research, analysts anticipate losses of 41 cents per share on revenue of $216 million, a 2.4% and 45.6% improvement, respectively, from the same quarter a year ago.
On the charts, Lemonade stock pulled back sharply after its Jan. 22 more than four-year high of $99.90, though the stock appears to have found support at the $60 level and 180-day moving average.
A positive earnings report could give the shares another push this week, given that they enjoyed a 34.2% rise after their November quarterly report, and a 29.5% gain in the report before that. Over the past two years, the equity has averaged a 17.7% post-earnings move, regardless of direction. This time around, the options pits are pricing in a larger-than-usual 25% swing.
For those betting on a short-term rally, short interest represents 18.8% of the stock's available float, or five days' worth of pent-up buying power. Plus, LMND's 14-day relative strength index (RSI) of 28.5 sits in "oversold" territory.
Notably, calls have been much more popular than usual over the last 10 weeks, per the stock's 50-day call/put volume ratio of 6.24 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX). This ratio ranks higher than all other readings from the past year.