Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN)’s stock price has increased by 2.92 compared to its previous closing price of 4.45. However, the company has seen a 8.53% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-04-21 that U.S. equity markets posted their worst week in a year while benchmark interest rates surged to five-month highs as investors monitored an intensification of geopolitical tensions and hawkish Fed commentary. Inflamed by resurgent energy prices and insatiable Federal government spending, Fed Chair Powell and other officials acknowledged a stalling-out of inflation progress in recent months and delayed cut expectations. Declining on all five trading sessions, the S&P 500 declined another 3.1% this week – its worst week since March 2023 – while high-flying technology stocks were hit particularly hard.
Is It Worth Investing in Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) Right Now?
BDN has 36-month beta value of 1.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BDN is 167.44M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BDN on April 24, 2024 was 2.18M shares.
BDN’s Market Performance
BDN’s stock has seen a 8.53% increase for the week, with a 0.44% rise in the past month and a -10.37% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.49% for Brandywine Realty Trust The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.04% for BDN’s stock, with a 0.59% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BDN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BDN stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for BDN by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for BDN in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $5.50 based on the research report published on January 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BDN reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for BDN stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 12th, 2023.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Sell” to BDN, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on December 14th of the previous year.
BDN Trading at 5.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BDN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.29%, as shares sank -1.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BDN rose by +8.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.44. In addition, Brandywine Realty Trust saw -15.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for BDN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Brandywine Realty Trust stands at -0.42. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -14.54, with -5.40 for asset returns.
Based on Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 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 1.73. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 255.04 million with net debt to EBITDA at 11.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.89. The receivables turnover for the company is 43.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 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.
