What do analysts think about Ocado?

Company analysts usually understand the stocks they cover better than just about anyone else. For that reason, it can be useful to know whether they think investors should 'buy', 'hold' or 'sell' them. These kinds of clues can give you a steer on what the experts think the future holds...

Take Ocado (LON:OCDO) as an example. Shares in the company have risen by 20.0% over the past month and it’s currently trading at 916.8p. But what are the trading recommendations of the analysts that cover it?

Based on the broker 'consensus', there could be reasons to believe that the positive recent trend will continue. In terms of trading recommendations, Ocado currently has:

• 8 Buy recommendations

• 7 Hold recommendations

• 1 Sell recommendations

This suggests that analysts are generally upbeat about the outlook.

At its current price of 916.8p, shares in Ocado are trading at a discount of -56.4% to its 52 week high price. The 1-year performance of the shares has been -51.7%.

While analyst forecasts can be a useful guide to what City 'experts' think about a stock's near term future, they can be unreliable. To get a better idea about the strengths and weaknesses of Ocado it's worth doing some investigation yourself. Indeed, we've identified some areas of concern with Ocado that you can find out about here.