The stock of Bread Financial Holdings Inc (BFH) has seen a 12.04% increase in the past week, with a -5.30% drop in the past month, and a 28.31% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.80% for BFH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.03% for BFH stock, with a simple moving average of 29.03% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Bread Financial Holdings Inc (NYSE: BFH) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Bread Financial Holdings Inc (NYSE: BFH) is 5.44x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BFH is 1.96. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
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The public float for BFH is 48.48M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.93% of that float. On September 19, 2024, BFH’s average trading volume was 993.21K shares.
BFH) stock’s latest price update
Bread Financial Holdings Inc (NYSE: BFH)’s stock price has increased by 0.25 compared to its previous closing price of 52.27. However, the company has seen a 12.04% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-09-16 that COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions, provided a performance update. The following tables present the Company’s net loss rate and delinquency rate for the periods indicated.
Analysts’ Opinion of BFH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BFH stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for BFH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BFH in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $54 based on the research report published on August 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Compass Point, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BFH reach a price target of $54. The rating they have provided for BFH stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 16th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “In-line” to BFH, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on June 20th of the current year.
BFH Trading at 1.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BFH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.83%, as shares sank -4.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.81% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BFH rose by +12.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +86.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.90. In addition, Bread Financial Holdings Inc saw 59.08% 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 BFH starting from Fawcett John J., who purchase 2,000 shares at the price of $49.82 back on Aug 12 ’24. After this action, Fawcett John J. now owns 5,473 shares of Bread Financial Holdings Inc, valued at $99,644 using the latest closing price.
Turtle Creek Asset Management, the 10% Owner of Bread Financial Holdings Inc, sale 45,000 shares at $35.67 during a trade that took place back on Jan 29 ’24, which means that Turtle Creek Asset Management is holding 293,092 shares at $1,605,247 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BFH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.88 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bread Financial Holdings Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 16.42, with 2.22 for asset returns.
Based on Bread Financial Holdings Inc (BFH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.77.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Bread Financial Holdings Inc (BFH) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bearish of “sell” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
