The stock price of XPEL Inc (NASDAQ: XPEL) has dropped by -33.38 compared to previous close of 53.79. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -33.36% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Business Wire reported 2024-04-18 that SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XPEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: XPEL) a global provider of protective films and coatings, today announced it will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2024 results. To access the live webcast, please visit the XPEL, Inc. website at https://www.xpel.com/events-presentations. To participate in the call by phone, dial (888) 506-0062 approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Is It Worth Investing in XPEL Inc (NASDAQ: XPEL) Right Now?
XPEL Inc (NASDAQ: XPEL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.75x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for XPEL is 1.81. 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 XPEL is 21.50M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.97% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of XPEL on May 02, 2024 was 138.31K shares.
XPEL’s Market Performance
XPEL’s stock has seen a -33.36% decrease for the week, with a -39.37% drop in the past month and a -35.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.82%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.76% for XPEL Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -35.28% for XPEL’s stock, with a -40.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of XPEL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XPEL stocks, with B. Riley FBR repeating the rating for XPEL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for XPEL in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley FBR is $22 based on the research report published on February 05, 2020 of the previous year 2020.
XPEL Trading at -33.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XPEL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -59.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.82%, as shares sank -39.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -36.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XPEL fell by -34.13%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -57.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.22. In addition, XPEL Inc saw -33.45% 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 XPEL starting from Pape Ryan, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $75.78 back on Sep 11 ’23. After this action, Pape Ryan now owns 1,121,246 shares of XPEL Inc, valued at $75,777 using the latest closing price.
Pape Ryan, the President and CEO of XPEL Inc, sale 8,000 shares at $77.42 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’23, which means that Pape Ryan is holding 1,120,176 shares at $619,397 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XPEL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for XPEL Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.27. Equity return is now at value 34.66, with 23.08 for asset returns.
Based on XPEL Inc (XPEL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 51.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 76.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.02.
Conclusion
In conclusion, XPEL Inc (XPEL) 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.
