The stock of Tetra Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI) has decreased by -2.14 when compared to last closing price of 3.73.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -2.93% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-07-31 that Tetra Technologies (TTI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.07 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.10 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.13 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Tetra Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Tetra Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI) is 23.07x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for TTI is 2.06. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for TTI is 117.62M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.65% of that float. On August 01, 2024, TTI’s average trading volume was 1.27M shares.
TTI’s Market Performance
TTI’s stock has seen a -2.93% decrease for the week, with a 9.61% rise in the past month and a -1.35% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.13%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.75% for Tetra Technologies, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.72% for TTI’s stock, with a -13.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TTI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TTI stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for TTI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for TTI in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $8 based on the research report published on September 28, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Johnson Rice, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TTI reach a price target of $7. The rating they have provided for TTI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 24th, 2022.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to TTI, setting the target price at $3 in the report published on February 03rd of the previous year.
TTI Trading at 3.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TTI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.13%, as shares surge +10.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TTI fell by -0.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.57. In addition, Tetra Technologies, Inc. saw -19.25% 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 TTI starting from BATES THOMAS R JR, who sale 12,000 shares at the price of $4.99 back on Aug 02 ’23. After this action, BATES THOMAS R JR now owns 505,373 shares of Tetra Technologies, Inc., valued at $59,899 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TTI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Tetra Technologies, Inc. stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at -0.11. Equity return is now at value 15.38, with 4.40 for asset returns.
Based on Tetra Technologies, Inc. (TTI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 79.88 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.44.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Tetra Technologies, Inc. (TTI) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
