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Is It Worth Investing in Qurate Retail Inc (NASDAQ: QRTEA) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for QRTEA is at 2.72. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for QRTEA is 354.80M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.53% of that float. The average trading volume for QRTEA on August 07, 2024 was 5.17M shares.
QRTEA’s Market Performance
QRTEA stock saw a decrease of -7.49% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.59% and a quarterly a decrease of -26.81%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.65%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.32% for Qurate Retail Inc (QRTEA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.84% for QRTEA’s stock, with a -22.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of QRTEA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for QRTEA stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for QRTEA by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for QRTEA in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $1.20 based on the research report published on November 04, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see QRTEA reach a price target of $6.30, previously predicting the price at $11.50. The rating they have provided for QRTEA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 28th, 2022.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to QRTEA, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on April 09th of the previous year.
QRTEA Trading at -5.42% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought QRTEA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -63.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.65%, as shares sank -6.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.12% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, QRTEA fell by -8.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +26.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.7251. In addition, Qurate Retail Inc saw -24.27% 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 QRTEA starting from Rawlinson David, who purchase 90,600 shares at the price of $0.72 back on May 22 ’24. After this action, Rawlinson David now owns 1,443,666 shares of Qurate Retail Inc, valued at $65,223 using the latest closing price.
Rawlinson David, the President/CEO of Qurate Retail Inc, purchase 9,400 shares at $0.71 during a trade that took place back on May 21 ’24, which means that Rawlinson David is holding 1,353,066 shares at $6,655 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QRTEA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Qurate Retail Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value -39.86, with -1.43 for asset returns.
Based on Qurate Retail Inc (QRTEA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.96 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 26.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.83for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.97. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Qurate Retail Inc (QRTEA) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
