MultiPlan Corp (MPLN) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

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MPLN has 36-month beta value of 0.88. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for MPLN is 267.30M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.24% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MPLN on August 14, 2024 was 3.26M shares.

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MPLN) stock’s latest price update

The stock of MultiPlan Corp (NYSE: MPLN) has decreased by -2.96 when compared to last closing price of 0.24. Despite this, the company has experienced a -42.31% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-08-04 that MultiPlan Corporation (NYSE:MPLN ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Shawna Gasik – Vice President of Investor Relations Travis Dalton – Chief Executive Officer Jim Head – Chief Financial Officer Jerry Hogge – Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Joshua Raskin – Nephron Research Daniel Grosslight – Citigroup Madison Aron – JPMorgan Jessica Tassan – Piper Sandler Operator Good morning and welcome to the MultiPlan Corporation Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Harry and I’ll be your operator today.

MPLN’s Market Performance

MultiPlan Corp (MPLN) has experienced a -42.31% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -41.04% drop in the past month, and a -63.59% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 23.06%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 18.52% for MPLN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -39.77% for MPLN’s stock, with a -74.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of MPLN

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MPLN stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for MPLN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MPLN in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $2 based on the research report published on June 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPLN reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $3. The rating they have provided for MPLN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 13th, 2022.

Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to MPLN, setting the target price at $6.50 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.

MPLN Trading at -40.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought MPLN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -89.12% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 18.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 23.06%, as shares sank -45.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -56.62% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, MPLN fell by -42.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -86.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.3770. In addition, MultiPlan Corp saw -83.83% 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 MPLN starting from Dalton Travis, who purchase 500,000 shares at the price of $0.37 back on Aug 07 ’24. After this action, Dalton Travis now owns 5,004,504 shares of MultiPlan Corp, valued at $185,000 using the latest closing price.

Mintz William B., the SVP, Corp. Affairs/Strategy of MultiPlan Corp, purchase 197,000 shares at $0.40 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’24, which means that Mintz William B. is holding 2,206,736 shares at $78,800 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for MPLN

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.15 for the present operating margin
  • 0.41 for the gross margin

The net margin for MultiPlan Corp stands at -1.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value -98.82, with -18.20 for asset returns.

Based on MultiPlan Corp (MPLN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.44.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 599.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.

Conclusion

To put it simply, MultiPlan Corp (MPLN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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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