The stock of Nustar Energy L P (NS) has seen a 0.14% increase in the past week, with a -2.70% drop in the past month, and a 2.65% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.90%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.41% for NS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.79% for NS’s stock, with a 16.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Nustar Energy L P (NYSE: NS) Right Now?
Nustar Energy L P (NYSE: NS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 91.46x compared to its average ratio. NS has 36-month beta value of 1.67. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NS is 112.46M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.67% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NS on May 02, 2024 was 778.85K shares.
NS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Nustar Energy L P (NYSE: NS) has plunged by -0.89 when compared to previous closing price of 22.57, but the company has seen a 0.14% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-11 that Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to NuStar Energy (NS). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Analysts’ Opinion of NS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NS stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for NS by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for NS in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $19 based on the research report published on January 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NS reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for NS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 06th, 2023.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to NS, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on April 21st of the previous year.
NS Trading at -2.06% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.90%, as shares sank -4.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NS fell by -0.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +30.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.09. In addition, Nustar Energy L P saw 20.89% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for NS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nustar Energy L P stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 17.53, with 4.30 for asset returns.
Based on Nustar Energy L P (NS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.74.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 724.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.81.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Nustar Energy L P (NS) has had a better 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
