Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE) Stock: Assessing the Risk and Reward

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In the past week, SPCE stock has gone down by -16.22%, with a monthly decline of -23.93% and a quarterly plunge of -47.01%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.87%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.51% for Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -17.17% for SPCE’s stock, with a simple moving average of -47.33% for the last 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) Right Now?

The 36-month beta value for SPCE is also noteworthy at 1.62. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for SPCE is 364.69M, and at present, short sellers hold a 23.23% of that float. The average trading volume of SPCE on April 08, 2024 was 9.13M shares.

SPCE) stock’s latest price update

The stock price of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) has dropped by -1.59 compared to previous close of 1.26. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -16.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-06 that Space stocks attract investors for two principal reasons: space tourism and space exploration. Because space tourism is so young, the market size is hard to peg, but Grand View Research is forecasting a 45% CAGR from 2024 to 2030, eventually leading to a $10 billion valuation.

Analysts’ Opinion of SPCE

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SPCE stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for SPCE by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SPCE in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $3 based on the research report published on January 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SPCE reach a price target of $1.75, previously predicting the price at $4. The rating they have provided for SPCE stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on November 22nd, 2023.

Alembic Global Advisors gave a rating of “Neutral” to SPCE, setting the target price at $4.75 in the report published on June 14th of the previous year.

SPCE Trading at -25.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought SPCE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -79.90% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 6.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.87%, as shares sank -27.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -38.31% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, SPCE fell by -16.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -79.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.4730. In addition, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc saw -49.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Stock Fundamentals for SPCE

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -78.16 for the present operating margin
  • -6.43 for the gross margin

The net margin for Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc stands at -73.87. The total capital return value is set at -0.53. Equity return is now at value -101.93, with -43.32 for asset returns.

Based on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -41.29.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -471.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 102.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.12.

Conclusion

In summary, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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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