Lufax Holding Ltd (NYSE: LU) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.60x that is above its average ratio. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 4 rating it as “sell.”
The average price predicted by analysts for LU is $16.43, which is $1.36 above the current price. The public float for LU is 2.19B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.31% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LU on March 16, 2023 was 16.42M shares.
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LU) stock’s latest price update
Lufax Holding Ltd (NYSE: LU)’s stock price has decreased by -2.66 compared to its previous closing price of 1.88. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days.
LU’s Market Performance
LU’s stock has fallen by -6.15% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -28.79% and a quarterly drop of -19.38%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.77% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.04% for Lufax Holding Ltd The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -17.14% for LU stock, with a simple moving average of -44.68% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LU stocks, with Macquarie repeating the rating for LU by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for LU in the upcoming period, according to Macquarie is $1.50 based on the research report published on March 14th of the current year 2023.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LU reach a price target of $2.04, previously predicting the price at $3.52. The rating they have provided for LU stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 13th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to LU, setting the target price at $1.60 in the report published on November 25th of the previous year.
LU Trading at -26.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -74.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.77%, as shares sank -29.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.26% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LU fell by -6.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -70.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.1702. In addition, Lufax Holding Ltd saw -5.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for LU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +34.57 for the present operating margin
- +77.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lufax Holding Ltd stands at +23.52. Equity return is now at value 13.10, with 3.40 for asset returns.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lufax Holding Ltd (LU) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
