In the past week, W stock has gone down by -12.38%, with a monthly decline of -8.48% and a quarterly surge of 12.48%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.35%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.59% for Wayfair Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.00% for W’s stock, with a -4.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) Right Now?
W has 36-month beta value of 3.29. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 9 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for W is 85.78M, and currently, short sellers hold a 25.46% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of W on April 15, 2024 was 4.30M shares.
W) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) has decreased by -5.08 when compared to last closing price of 60.34.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -12.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. The Motley Fool reported 2024-04-14 that Wayfair reported its first revenue increase in nine quarters in the 2024 fourth-quarter report. The market for home furnishings remains dismal, so Wayfair is focusing on cost efficiency.
Analysts’ Opinion of W
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for W stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for W by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for W in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $80 based on the research report published on April 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see W reach a price target of $72. The rating they have provided for W stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 19th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to W, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on February 16th of the current year.
W Trading at -2.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought W to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.35%, as shares sank -4.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.19% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, W fell by -11.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $63.49. In addition, Wayfair Inc saw -7.17% 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 W starting from Conine Steven, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $64.62 back on Apr 08 ’24. After this action, Conine Steven now owns 239,073 shares of Wayfair Inc, valued at $646,182 using the latest closing price.
Shah Niraj, the Chief Executive Officer of Wayfair Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $64.58 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’24, which means that Shah Niraj is holding 239,137 shares at $645,790 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for W
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wayfair Inc stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.57.
Based on Wayfair Inc (W), the company’s capital structure generated 5.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -43.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -317.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -8.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 85.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Wayfair Inc (W) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
