AMMO Inc (NASDAQ: POWW)’s stock price has soared by 3.24 in relation to previous closing price of 2.47. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -0.39% in its stock price over the last five trading days. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-02 that One of the largest ammunition manufacturers in the U.S. is about to sell its shooting sports business, but the deal isn’t going smoothly. Amid national security concerns and competing bids for the business, Vista Outdoor‘s (NYSE: VSTO ) plan to split in two is suddenly very complicated and roiling the market for ammo stocks.
Is It Worth Investing in AMMO Inc (NASDAQ: POWW) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.42.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 POWW is 88.91M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.16% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of POWW on April 19, 2024 was 567.20K shares.
POWW’s Market Performance
POWW stock saw a decrease of -0.39% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.54% and a quarterly a decrease of 26.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.00%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.59% for AMMO Inc (POWW).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.74% for POWW’s stock, with a 12.88% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POWW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POWW stocks, with ROTH Capital repeating the rating for POWW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for POWW in the upcoming period, according to ROTH Capital is $3 based on the research report published on November 15, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Lake Street, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POWW reach a price target of $9. The rating they have provided for POWW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 22nd, 2021.
ROTH Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to POWW, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on April 08th of the previous year.
POWW Trading at 2.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POWW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.00%, as shares sank -6.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.91% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POWW fell by -0.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.60% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.64. In addition, AMMO Inc saw 21.43% 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 POWW starting from WAGENHALS FRED W, who sale 221,138 shares at the price of $2.43 back on Mar 04 ’24. After this action, WAGENHALS FRED W now owns 7,066,700 shares of AMMO Inc, valued at $537,365 using the latest closing price.
WAGENHALS FRED W, the EXECUTIVE CHAIR of AMMO Inc, sale 30,590 shares at $2.40 during a trade that took place back on Mar 01 ’24, which means that WAGENHALS FRED W is holding 7,287,838 shares at $73,416 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POWW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for AMMO Inc stands at -0.1. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -3.58, with -3.22 for asset returns.
Based on AMMO Inc (POWW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.69. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -22.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at 38.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.85.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, AMMO Inc (POWW) has experienced a mixed 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.
