The stock of Krispy Kreme Inc (DNUT) has seen a -4.07% decrease in the past week, with a -16.23% drop in the past month, and a -6.02% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.59% for DNUT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.31% for DNUT stock, with a simple moving average of -7.51% for the last 200 days.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DNUT is 1.52. 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 DNUT is 81.22M and currently, short sellers hold a 15.50% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DNUT on May 02, 2024 was 2.90M shares.
DNUT) stock’s latest price update
Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ: DNUT)’s stock price has plunge by -1.26relation to previous closing price of 12.65. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -4.07% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Investopedia reported 2024-04-08 that Krispy Kreme (DNUT) shares slid 6.6% on Monday, continuing their recent fall after soaring nearly 40% in late March on news McDonald’s (MCD) plans to sell the company’s donuts at its restaurants nationwide by the end of 2026, increasing the possibility of a “fill the gap” event on the stock’s chart.
Analysts’ Opinion of DNUT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DNUT stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for DNUT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for DNUT in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $20 based on the research report published on April 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
CapitalOne, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DNUT reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for DNUT stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on January 22nd, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to DNUT, setting the target price at $13 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
DNUT Trading at -6.96% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DNUT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.07%, as shares sank -14.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.24% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DNUT fell by -4.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.82. In addition, Krispy Kreme Inc saw -17.23% 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 DNUT starting from Tattersfield Michael J., who sale 100,000 shares at the price of $12.82 back on Mar 11 ’24. After this action, Tattersfield Michael J. now owns 2,936,940 shares of Krispy Kreme Inc, valued at $1,282,090 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DNUT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Krispy Kreme Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -3.19, with -1.19 for asset returns.
Based on Krispy Kreme Inc (DNUT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 163.77 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Krispy Kreme Inc (DNUT) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
