Examining the Volatility of Green Dot Corp.’s (GDOT) Stock

The stock of Green Dot Corp. (GDOT) has gone down by -0.36% for the week, with a 19.21% rise in the past month and a 12.71% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.30% for GDOT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.20% for GDOT’s stock, with a 21.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GDOT is 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

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The public float for GDOT is 51.45M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.80% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GDOT on September 02, 2024 was 449.90K shares.

GDOT) stock’s latest price update

Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT)’s stock price has soared by 0.90 in relation to previous closing price of 11.07. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -0.36% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-08-14 that Green Dot (GDOT) witnesses growth in the B2B and Money Movement Services segments in the second quarter of 2024.

Analysts’ Opinion of GDOT

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GDOT stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for GDOT by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for GDOT in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $7 based on the research report published on December 14, 2023 of the previous year 2023.

Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GDOT reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for GDOT stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 10th, 2023.

Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to GDOT, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on June 29th of the previous year.

GDOT Trading at 13.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought GDOT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.32% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.88%, as shares surge +21.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.11% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, GDOT fell by -0.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +45.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.42. In addition, Green Dot Corp. saw 12.83% 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 GDOT starting from Ruppel Christian Devin, who purchase 33,000 shares at the price of $9.06 back on Mar 11 ’24. After this action, Ruppel Christian Devin now owns 101,715 shares of Green Dot Corp., valued at $299,144 using the latest closing price.

Starboard Principal Co LP, the of Green Dot Corp., sale 150,000 shares at $8.17 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that Starboard Principal Co LP is holding 276,595 shares at $1,226,165 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for GDOT

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.02 for the present operating margin
  • 0.34 for the gross margin

The net margin for Green Dot Corp. stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -6.29, with -1.07 for asset returns.

Based on Green Dot Corp. (GDOT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -6.41.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 127.89 million with net debt to EBITDA at -20.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -0.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.52.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Green Dot Corp. (GDOT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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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