SITE Centers Corp (SITC) Shares Down Despite Recent Market Volatility

SITE Centers Corp (NYSE: SITC)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.36 in comparison to its previous close of 14.04, however, the company has experienced a 3.71% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-01 that SITE Centers’ (SITC) first-quarter results benefit from growth in base rent per square foot and same-store NOI.

Is It Worth Investing in SITE Centers Corp (NYSE: SITC) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for SITE Centers Corp (NYSE: SITC) is above average at 13.62x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.65.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for SITC is 187.53M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.99% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SITC on May 08, 2024 was 1.99M shares.

SITC’s Market Performance

SITC stock saw a decrease of 3.71% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.71% and a quarterly a decrease of 2.04%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.06%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.86% for SITE Centers Corp (SITC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.93% for SITC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.06% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of SITC

Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SITC reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for SITC stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 20th, 2023.

Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to SITC, setting the target price at $12.50 in the report published on May 24th of the previous year.

SITC Trading at 0.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought SITC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.73% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.06%, as shares sank -0.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.97% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, SITC rose by +3.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.72. In addition, SITE Centers Corp saw 2.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SITC starting from Fennerty Conor, who sale 12,000 shares at the price of $13.26 back on Jun 16 ’23. After this action, Fennerty Conor now owns 97,364 shares of SITE Centers Corp, valued at $159,120 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for SITC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.35 for the present operating margin
  • 0.69 for the gross margin

The net margin for SITE Centers Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 10.87, with 5.69 for asset returns.

Based on SITE Centers Corp (SITC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.37.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 207.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, SITE Centers Corp (SITC) 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.

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