The stock of Berry Global Group Inc (BERY) has seen a 7.61% increase in the past week, with a 2.94% gain in the past month, and a -5.18% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.91%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.83% for BERY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.12% for BERY’s stock, with a simple moving average of -1.21% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Berry Global Group Inc (NYSE: BERY) Right Now?
Berry Global Group Inc (NYSE: BERY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.11x compared to its average ratio. BERY has 36-month beta value of 1.18. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BERY is 115.53M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BERY on May 08, 2024 was 1.25M shares.
BERY) stock’s latest price update
Berry Global Group Inc (NYSE: BERY)’s stock price has soared by 1.38 in relation to previous closing price of 60.12. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 7.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-02 that Berry Global (BERY) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts’ Opinion of BERY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BERY stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for BERY by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BERY in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $65 based on the research report published on April 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BERY reach a price target of $68, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for BERY stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 27th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to BERY, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on March 15th of the current year.
BERY Trading at 4.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BERY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.91%, as shares surge +1.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.73% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BERY rose by +7.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $57.49. In addition, Berry Global Group Inc saw -9.56% 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 BERY starting from Steele Robert Allan, who sale 14,000 shares at the price of $58.93 back on Feb 24 ’24. After this action, Steele Robert Allan now owns 4,728 shares of Berry Global Group Inc, valued at $825,020 using the latest closing price.
FOSTER JONATHAN F, the Director of Berry Global Group Inc, purchase 1,000 shares at $58.49 during a trade that took place back on Feb 12 ’24, which means that FOSTER JONATHAN F is holding 5,728 shares at $58,490 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BERY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Berry Global Group Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 17.06, with 3.45 for asset returns.
Based on Berry Global Group Inc (BERY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.97 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.77. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.67.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Berry Global Group Inc (BERY) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
