The stock of Upland Software Inc (NASDAQ: UPLD) has increased by 11.16 when compared to last closing price of 2.51.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.56% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-06-25 that UPLD, CMRE and PAM made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on June 25, 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Upland Software Inc (NASDAQ: UPLD) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for UPLD is 1.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for UPLD is 22.58M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UPLD on June 26, 2024 was 626.87K shares.
UPLD’s Market Performance
UPLD stock saw a decrease of 8.56% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.06% and a quarterly a decrease of -7.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.98%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.50% for Upland Software Inc (UPLD). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.97% for UPLD’s stock, with a -22.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UPLD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UPLD stocks, with ROTH MKM repeating the rating for UPLD by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for UPLD in the upcoming period, according to ROTH MKM is $3.50 based on the research report published on November 10, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UPLD reach a price target of $9, previously predicting the price at $11. The rating they have provided for UPLD stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 24th, 2023.
ROTH MKM gave a rating of “Neutral” to UPLD, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on February 24th of the previous year.
UPLD Trading at 7.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UPLD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.98%, as shares sank -5.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.71% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UPLD rose by +8.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.63. In addition, Upland Software Inc saw -34.04% 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 UPLD starting from COURTER STEPHEN E, who sale 20,448 shares at the price of $4.43 back on Nov 21 ’23. After this action, COURTER STEPHEN E now owns 74,232 shares of Upland Software Inc, valued at $90,626 using the latest closing price.
Doman Dan, the Chief Product Officer of Upland Software Inc, sale 13,996 shares at $4.80 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’23, which means that Doman Dan is holding 199,779 shares at $67,242 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UPLD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Upland Software Inc stands at -0.47. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -145.45, with -15.81 for asset returns.
Based on Upland Software Inc (UPLD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.97 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 29.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 39.88 million with net debt to EBITDA at 12.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.27.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Upland Software Inc (UPLD) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
