Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.76 in comparison to its previous close of 42.10, however, the company has experienced a -1.78% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-07-23 that Equitable Holdings (EQH) 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.
Is It Worth Investing in Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) Right Now?
Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14x compared to its average ratio. EQH has 36-month beta value of 1.42. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EQH is 323.72M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.59% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EQH on July 24, 2024 was 2.73M shares.
EQH’s Market Performance
The stock of Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) has seen a -1.78% decrease in the past week, with a 3.16% rise in the past month, and a 14.62% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.69% for EQH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.24% for EQH’s stock, with a 21.93% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EQH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EQH stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for EQH by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EQH in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $43 based on the research report published on June 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EQH reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $35. The rating they have provided for EQH stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 03rd, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to EQH, setting the target price at $37 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
EQH Trading at 3.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EQH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.83%, as shares surge +2.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.01% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EQH fell by -1.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +57.99% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.54. In addition, Equitable Holdings Inc saw 27.39% 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 EQH starting from HURD JEFFREY J, who sale 9,969 shares at the price of $43.09 back on Jul 15 ’24. After this action, HURD JEFFREY J now owns 111,552 shares of Equitable Holdings Inc, valued at $429,589 using the latest closing price.
HURD JEFFREY J, the Chief Operating Officer of Equitable Holdings Inc, sale 9,969 shares at $39.62 during a trade that took place back on Jun 14 ’24, which means that HURD JEFFREY J is holding 121,521 shares at $394,992 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EQH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Equitable Holdings Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 42.83, with 0.47 for asset returns.
Based on Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.73 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.73. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -3.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.70.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) has had a better 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.