Knightscope Inc (NASDAQ: KSCP) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.14 in relation to its previous close of 0.44. However, the company has experienced a -9.00% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. InvestorPlace reported 2024-03-24 that One of the riskier but incredibly compelling opportunities, robotics stocks could be poised to mint new millionaires. It all comes down to the projected numbers.
Is It Worth Investing in Knightscope Inc (NASDAQ: KSCP) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for KSCP is also noteworthy at 2.06. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KSCP is 90.17M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.73% of that float. The average trading volume of KSCP on May 02, 2024 was 1.56M shares.
KSCP’s Market Performance
KSCP stock saw a decrease of -9.00% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -9.94% and a quarterly a decrease of -24.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.83%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 10.01% for Knightscope Inc (KSCP). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -12.93% for KSCP stock, with a simple moving average of -42.07% for the last 200 days.
KSCP Trading at -11.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KSCP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -80.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.83%, as shares sank -11.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.37% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KSCP fell by -9.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -73.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.4969. In addition, Knightscope Inc saw -27.50% 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 KSCP starting from Lehnhardt Aaron J, who sale 238,000 shares at the price of $0.41 back on Jun 02 ’23. After this action, Lehnhardt Aaron J now owns 0 shares of Knightscope Inc, valued at $98,603 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KSCP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -2.05 for the present operating margin
- -0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Knightscope Inc stands at -1.45. The total capital return value is set at -1.64. Equity return is now at value -518.94, with -98.18 for asset returns.
Based on Knightscope Inc (KSCP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -10.89. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -41.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -23.77 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.56. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
In summary, Knightscope Inc (KSCP) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
