The stock of Cerence Inc (CRNC) has gone down by -4.90% for the week, with a 7.13% rise in the past month and a -13.19% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 10.10% for CRNC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 17.01% for CRNC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -69.53% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Cerence Inc (NASDAQ: CRNC) Right Now?
CRNC has 36-month beta value of 2.35. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CRNC is 40.07M, and currently, short sellers hold a 18.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CRNC on August 28, 2024 was 1.52M shares.
CRNC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Cerence Inc (NASDAQ: CRNC) has jumped by 4.81 compared to previous close of 3.23. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -4.90% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-08-28 that QFIN, RCMT and CRNC made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on August 28, 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of CRNC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CRNC stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for CRNC by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for CRNC in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $6.50 based on the research report published on May 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Hold” to CRNC, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on February 07th of the current year.
CRNC Trading at 13.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CRNC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -87.25% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.28%, as shares surge +6.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.64% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CRNC fell by -5.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -79.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.90. In addition, Cerence Inc saw -82.78% 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 CRNC starting from BEAUDOIN THOMAS L, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $3.15 back on Aug 01 ’24. After this action, BEAUDOIN THOMAS L now owns 227,457 shares of Cerence Inc, valued at $15,750 using the latest closing price.
THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN, the Director of Cerence Inc, proposed sale 5,000 shares at $3.15 during a trade that took place back on Aug 01 ’24, which means that THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN is holding shares at $15,750 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CRNC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cerence Inc stands at -1.62. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value -135.17, with -58.33 for asset returns.
Based on Cerence Inc (CRNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.16.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.33 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.89. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.28.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cerence Inc (CRNC) 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.
