Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF)’s stock price has gone rise by 9.45 in comparison to its previous close of 1.27, however, the company has experienced a 8.59% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. MarijuanaStocks reported 2024-04-12 that Marijuana stock investors are seeing the future of cannabis and investing transforming. What does this mean exactly? So from earlier on in the green rush most marijuana stocks traded as if they were never coming down. The excitement of publicly traded cannabis companies being traded on the open market was incredible. Even when slight drops would occur they were often followed by strong recoveries. Now this was back in 2018, and 2019.
Is It Worth Investing in Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for VFF is also noteworthy at 2.27. 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 VFF is 99.24M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.47% of that float. The average trading volume of VFF on April 16, 2024 was 879.20K shares.
VFF’s Market Performance
VFF stock saw an increase of 8.59% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 101.45% and a quarterly increase of 67.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.79%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 12.17% for Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.18% for VFF’s stock, with a 70.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VFF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VFF stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for VFF by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for VFF in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $2.50 based on the research report published on February 27, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
VFF Trading at 46.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VFF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.79%, as shares surge +88.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +56.18% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VFF rose by +8.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +135.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.2291. In addition, Village Farms International, Inc. saw 82.65% 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 VFF starting from McLernon John R., who purchase 14,200 shares at the price of $0.77 back on Mar 15 ’24. After this action, McLernon John R. now owns 15,800 shares of Village Farms International, Inc., valued at $10,934 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VFF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.07 for the present operating margin
- -0.02 for the gross margin
The net margin for Village Farms International, Inc. stands at -0.14. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -9.50, with -6.70 for asset returns.
Based on Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 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 0.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -6.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 13000.0 with net debt to EBITDA at 15.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.10.
Conclusion
In summary, Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
