The price-to-earnings ratio for Northwest Pipe Co. (NASDAQ: NWPX) is above average at 15.24x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.99.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NWPX is 9.59M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.93% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of NWPX on May 08, 2024 was 40.81K shares.
NWPX) stock’s latest price update
Northwest Pipe Co. (NASDAQ: NWPX)’s stock price has soared by 8.32 in relation to previous closing price of 33.43. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 14.41% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-07 that UTHR and NWPX made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on May 7, 2024.
NWPX’s Market Performance
Northwest Pipe Co. (NWPX) has experienced a 14.41% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 5.05% rise in the past month, and a 21.84% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.65% for NWPX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.72% for NWPX’s stock, with a 19.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NWPX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NWPX stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for NWPX by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for NWPX in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $55 based on the research report published on January 23, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Boenning & Scattergood, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NWPX reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $35. The rating they have provided for NWPX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 01st, 2013.
Boenning & Scattergood gave a rating of “Outperform” to NWPX, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on August 07th of the previous year.
NWPX Trading at 10.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NWPX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 2.52% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.07%, as shares surge +5.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +24.52% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NWPX rose by +14.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.50. In addition, Northwest Pipe Co. saw 19.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for NWPX
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 Northwest Pipe Co. stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 7.22, with 3.98 for asset returns.
Based on Northwest Pipe Co. (NWPX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 50.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.56.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Northwest Pipe Co. (NWPX) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
