Ring Energy Inc (AMEX: REI) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -2.97 compared to its previous closing price of 2.02. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-24 that Ring Energy (REI) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Ring Energy Inc (AMEX: REI) Right Now?
Ring Energy Inc (AMEX: REI) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.65x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for REI is 1.77. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for REI is 125.62M and currently, short sellers hold a 10.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of REI on April 25, 2024 was 1.80M shares.
REI’s Market Performance
The stock of Ring Energy Inc (REI) has seen a -2.49% decrease in the past week, with a -0.51% drop in the past month, and a 44.12% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.39% for REI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.14% for REI’s stock, with a simple moving average of 12.49% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of REI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for REI stocks, with ROTH Capital repeating the rating for REI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for REI in the upcoming period, according to ROTH Capital is $7.50 based on the research report published on August 01, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see REI reach a price target of $4.75. The rating they have provided for REI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 14th, 2021.
REI Trading at 12.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought REI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.35%, as shares surge +3.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +45.19% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, REI fell by -2.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.03. In addition, Ring Energy Inc saw 34.25% 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 REI starting from CRUM JOHN A, who purchase 50,000 shares at the price of $1.67 back on Dec 01 ’23. After this action, CRUM JOHN A now owns 355,094 shares of Ring Energy Inc, valued at $83,700 using the latest closing price.
McKinney Paul D., the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Ring Energy Inc, purchase 50,000 shares at $1.64 during a trade that took place back on Nov 15 ’23, which means that McKinney Paul D. is holding 1,318,231 shares at $82,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for REI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ring Energy Inc stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 14.49, with 7.46 for asset returns.
Based on Ring Energy Inc (REI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 235.82 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.49.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Ring Energy Inc (REI) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
