The stock of Gamestop Corporation (GME) has seen a -8.35% decrease in the past week, with a -12.08% drop in the past month, and a -31.85% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.99%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.50% for GME. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -13.31% for GME’s stock, with a -26.22% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Gamestop Corporation (NYSE: GME) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Gamestop Corporation (NYSE: GME) is above average at 590.57x, Company’s 36-month beta value is -0.41.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GME is 266.61M, and currently, short sellers hold a 22.34% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of GME on April 01, 2024 was 3.64M shares.
GME) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Gamestop Corporation (NYSE: GME) has dropped by -4.94 compared to previous close of 13.17. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -8.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. InvestorPlace reported 2024-03-30 that It’s been a tough road for consumer discretionary stocks since the pandemic ended. Sky high inflation, rising interest rates and economic worries have led consumers to tighten their purse strings.
Analysts’ Opinion of GME
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GME stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for GME by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for GME in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $6.20 based on the research report published on June 08, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Ascendiant Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GME reach a price target of $10, previously predicting the price at $12. The rating they have provided for GME stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on April 12th, 2021.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Underperform” to GME, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on March 24th of the previous year.
GME Trading at -12.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GME to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -54.72% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.99%, as shares sank -12.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.08% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GME fell by -8.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -48.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.35. In addition, Gamestop Corporation saw -28.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GME starting from Robinson Mark Haymond, who sale 11,966 shares at the price of $15.48 back on Oct 12 ’23. After this action, Robinson Mark Haymond now owns 69,377 shares of Gamestop Corporation, valued at $185,234 using the latest closing price.
Robinson Mark Haymond, the General Counsel and Secretary of Gamestop Corporation, sale 4,220 shares at $15.41 during a trade that took place back on Oct 02 ’23, which means that Robinson Mark Haymond is holding 81,343 shares at $65,030 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GME
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gamestop Corporation stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value 0.50, with 0.22 for asset returns.
Based on Gamestop Corporation (GME), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.94. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 26.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -12.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 57.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.86. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.11.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Gamestop Corporation (GME) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
