Visteon Corp. (NASDAQ: VC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 6.38x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.67. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VC is 27.11M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.26% of that float. On April 26, 2024, the average trading volume of VC was 280.65K shares.
VC) stock’s latest price update
Visteon Corp. (NASDAQ: VC)’s stock price has dropped by -1.33 in relation to previous closing price of 111.14. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.83% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-25 that Visteon (VC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.61 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.75 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago.
VC’s Market Performance
Visteon Corp. (VC) has experienced a 1.83% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -2.93% drop in the past month, and a -6.60% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.80% for VC.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.78% for VC’s stock, with a -13.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VC stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for VC by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VC in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $145 based on the research report published on April 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VC reach a price target of $145, previously predicting the price at $143. The rating they have provided for VC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 17th, 2024.
VC Trading at -3.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.66%, as shares sank -6.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VC rose by +1.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -28.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $111.27. In addition, Visteon Corp. saw -12.20% 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 VC starting from Jones Jeffrey David, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $115.23 back on Feb 23 ’24. After this action, Jones Jeffrey David now owns 1,192 shares of Visteon Corp., valued at $115,230 using the latest closing price.
Lawande Sachin, the CEO & President of Visteon Corp., sale 14,739 shares at $140.82 during a trade that took place back on Sep 22 ’23, which means that Lawande Sachin is holding 246,352 shares at $2,075,487 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Visteon Corp. stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 56.74, with 18.78 for asset returns.
Based on Visteon Corp. (VC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 383.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.74.
Conclusion
To sum up, Visteon Corp. (VC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
