Vtex (NYSE: VTEX)’s stock price has increased by 4.99 compared to its previous closing price of 7.61. However, the company has seen a 11.90% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-08-13 that The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 58.5% in VTEX (VTEX). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
Is It Worth Investing in Vtex (NYSE: VTEX) Right Now?
Vtex (NYSE: VTEX) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 644.35x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.39. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for VTEX is 51.23M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.49% of that float. On August 20, 2024, the average trading volume of VTEX was 446.08K shares.
VTEX’s Market Performance
The stock of Vtex (VTEX) has seen a 11.90% increase in the past week, with a 17.85% rise in the past month, and a 16.47% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.76% for VTEX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 19.05% for VTEX’s stock, with a 9.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VTEX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VTEX stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for VTEX by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VTEX in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $9 based on the research report published on May 14, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VTEX reach a price target of $8, previously predicting the price at $5.50. The rating they have provided for VTEX stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 05th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to VTEX, setting the target price at $7.50 in the report published on August 23rd of the previous year.
VTEX Trading at 16.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VTEX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.70%, as shares surge +17.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +19.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VTEX rose by +9.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +44.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.77. In addition, Vtex saw 16.13% 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 VTEX starting from ITACARE CORPORATION, who proposed sale 24,000 shares at the price of $7.47 back on Aug 19 ’24. After this action, ITACARE CORPORATION now owns shares of Vtex, valued at $179,222 using the latest closing price.
MIRA LIMITED, the Founder of Vtex, proposed sale 24,000 shares at $7.47 during a trade that took place back on Aug 19 ’24, which means that MIRA LIMITED is holding shares at $179,210 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VTEX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vtex stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 1.31, with 0.95 for asset returns.
Based on Vtex (VTEX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 6.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.59.
Conclusion
To sum up, Vtex (VTEX) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
