CSG Systems International Inc. (CSGS) vs. Its Peers: A Comparison

CSG Systems International Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.24x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CSGS is 0.81. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for CSGS is 28.47M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CSGS on June 19, 2024 was 315.31K shares.

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CSGS) stock’s latest price update

CSG Systems International Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGS)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.55 in comparison to its previous close of 40.11, however, the company has experienced a -1.80% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-06-11 that KHARTOUM, Sudan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zain Sudan, part of Zain Group, a leading wireless operator in the Middle East and North Africa, is a frontrunner in customer engagement through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). After a recent data centre outage, Zain Sudan trusted CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) to drive the disaster recovery of its wireless business and keep the people of Sudan connected, while preserving its market leadership. Through a gateway rebuild, Zain Sudan quickly relaunched essen.

CSGS’s Market Performance

CSG Systems International Inc. (CSGS) has seen a -1.80% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -6.76% decline in the past month and a -21.86% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.21% for CSGS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.09% for CSGS’s stock, with a simple moving average of -19.95% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CSGS

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CSGS stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for CSGS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CSGS in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $61 based on the research report published on March 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CSGS reach a price target of $60. The rating they have provided for CSGS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 01st, 2023.

Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to CSGS, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on November 09th of the previous year.

CSGS Trading at -9.96% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CSGS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.48% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.29%, as shares sank -6.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.28% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CSGS fell by -1.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.55% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.45. In addition, CSG Systems International Inc. saw -25.03% 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 CSGS starting from Woods Michael Joseph, who purchase 11 shares at the price of $43.81 back on Mar 28 ’24. After this action, Woods Michael Joseph now owns 16,559 shares of CSG Systems International Inc., valued at $500 using the latest closing price.

Tran Hai, the EVP & CFO of CSG Systems International Inc., purchase 2 shares at $43.81 during a trade that took place back on Mar 28 ’24, which means that Tran Hai is holding 107,517 shares at $100 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CSGS

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.05 for the present operating margin
  • 0.46 for the gross margin

The net margin for CSG Systems International Inc. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 20.32, with 5.00 for asset returns.

Based on CSG Systems International Inc. (CSGS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.99.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 213.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.9. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.74.

Conclusion

In conclusion, CSG Systems International Inc. (CSGS) 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.

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