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Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

Voya Financial Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.35x. and a 36-month beta value of 1.16. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The average price predicted for Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) by analysts is $84.53, which is $15.35 above the current market price. The public float for VOYA is 105.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.20% of that float. On September 15, 2023, the average trading volume of VOYA was 671.05K shares.

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VOYA) stock’s latest price update

Voya Financial Inc. (NYSE: VOYA)’s stock price has soared by 1.16 in relation to previous closing price of 68.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.39% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2023-09-11 that The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here’s why you should take advantage.

VOYA’s Market Performance

Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) has seen a 3.39% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -2.92% decline in the past month and a -2.55% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.76% for VOYA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.15% for VOYA’s stock, with a -0.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of VOYA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VOYA stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for VOYA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VOYA in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $77 based on the research report published on January 06, 2023 of the current year 2023.

VOYA Trading at -3.33% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought VOYA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.01% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares sank -2.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.03% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, VOYA rose by +3.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $69.54. In addition, Voya Financial Inc. saw 13.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VOYA starting from Butler Yvette S., who sale 2,074 shares at the price of $72.93 back on Aug 03. After this action, Butler Yvette S. now owns 0 shares of Voya Financial Inc., valued at $151,257 using the latest closing price.

MARTIN RODNEY O JR, the Director of Voya Financial Inc., sale 39,724 shares at $75.24 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06, which means that MARTIN RODNEY O JR is holding 149,671 shares at $2,988,842 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for VOYA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • +12.07 for the present operating margin

The net margin for Voya Financial Inc. stands at +8.61. The total capital return value is set at 5.78, while invested capital returns managed to touch 4.77. Equity return is now at value 16.10, with 0.40 for asset returns.

Based on Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA), the company’s capital structure generated 103.20 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 50.79. Total debt to assets is 3.42, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 100.04. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 49.23.

When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.65, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.35.

Conclusion

To sum up, Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others 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.

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