Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR)’s stock price has soared by 1.93 in relation to previous closing price of 66.55. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -1.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2024-09-07 that Hedge fund operator Bill Ackman likes to make big bets.
Is It Worth Investing in Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) is above average at 16.98x. The 36-month beta value for QSR is also noteworthy at 0.95. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for QSR is 311.83M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.51% of that float. The average trading volume of QSR on September 11, 2024 was 1.67M shares.
QSR’s Market Performance
QSR’s stock has seen a -1.19% decrease for the week, with a -2.83% drop in the past month and a -0.46% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.80% for Restaurant Brands International Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.71% for QSR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -7.65% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of QSR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for QSR stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for QSR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for QSR in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $80 based on the research report published on June 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see QSR reach a price target of $85. The rating they have provided for QSR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 30th, 2023.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to QSR, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on October 19th of the previous year.
QSR Trading at -3.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought QSR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares sank -4.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, QSR fell by -1.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $69.57. In addition, Restaurant Brands International Inc saw -13.18% 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 QSR starting from CURTIS THOMAS BENJAMIN, who sale 6,536 shares at the price of $68.63 back on Sep 03 ’24. After this action, CURTIS THOMAS BENJAMIN now owns 37,179 shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc, valued at $448,582 using the latest closing price.
SCHWAN AXEL MR, the Pres., Tim Hortons Americas of Restaurant Brands International Inc, sale 36,000 shares at $70.44 during a trade that took place back on Aug 23 ’24, which means that SCHWAN AXEL MR is holding 97,479 shares at $2,535,934 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QSR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Restaurant Brands International Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 42.89, with 5.29 for asset returns.
Based on Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.82 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.39 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.
Conclusion
In summary, Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
