Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) has seen a rise in its stock price by 6.73 in relation to its previous close of 11.15. However, the company has experienced a -8.11% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. MarketBeat reported 2024-04-05 that If investing were easy, everybody would do it, and we would all be rich. But that isn’t the case.
Is It Worth Investing in Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) is above average at 353.12x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.50.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PESI is 10.53M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.68% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PESI on April 12, 2024 was 44.45K shares.
PESI’s Market Performance
PESI’s stock has seen a -8.11% decrease for the week, with a 40.16% rise in the past month and a 44.24% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.17% for Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.82% for PESI’s stock, with a 24.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PESI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PESI stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for PESI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PESI in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $2.50 based on the research report published on July 18, 2011 of the previous year 2011.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PESI reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $2.50. The rating they have provided for PESI stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 05th, 2010.
Wedbush Morgan gave a rating of “Outperform” to PESI, setting the target price at $3 in the report published on November 09th of the previous year.
PESI Trading at 26.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PESI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.07%, as shares surge +31.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +46.01% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PESI fell by -8.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.28. In addition, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. saw 51.40% 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 PESI starting from Lombardo Andy, who purchase 2,150 shares at the price of $7.63 back on Dec 05 ’23. After this action, Lombardo Andy now owns 17,448 shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., valued at $16,404 using the latest closing price.
Duff Mark, the President and CEO of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., purchase 3,000 shares at $7.16 during a trade that took place back on Dec 01 ’23, which means that Duff Mark is holding 110,952 shares at $21,465 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PESI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 2.38, with 1.23 for asset returns.
Based on Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
