What Recent Market Trends Mean for Motorcar Parts of America Inc.’s (MPAA) Stock

In the past week, MPAA stock has gone up by 12.67%, with a monthly gain of 1.81% and a quarterly plunge of -6.15%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.36%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.01% for Motorcar Parts of America Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.77% for MPAA’s stock, with a -14.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (NASDAQ: MPAA) Right Now?

MPAA has 36-month beta value of 1.40. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for MPAA is 15.94M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.39% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MPAA on September 19, 2024 was 75.63K shares.

MPAA) stock’s latest price update

Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (NASDAQ: MPAA) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -6.22 compared to its previous closing price of 6.59. However, the company has seen a gain of 12.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-08-10 that Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPAA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call August 8, 2024 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Gary Maier – Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Selwyn Joffe – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer David Lee – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Bill Dezellem – Tieton Capital Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Kayla, and I will be your conference operator today.

Analysts’ Opinion of MPAA

B. Riley FBR, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPAA reach a price target of $22. The rating they have provided for MPAA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 01st, 2020.

ROTH Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to MPAA, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on June 19th of the previous year.

MPAA Trading at 0.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought MPAA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.58% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 6.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.36%, as shares surge +0.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.34% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, MPAA rose by +12.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.23. In addition, Motorcar Parts of America Inc. saw -33.83% 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 MPAA starting from 325 CAPITAL LLC, who purchase 41,189 shares at the price of $6.76 back on Aug 28 ’24. After this action, 325 CAPITAL LLC now owns 2,026,179 shares of Motorcar Parts of America Inc., valued at $278,438 using the latest closing price.

325 CAPITAL LLC, the 10% Owner of Motorcar Parts of America Inc., purchase 16,608 shares at $6.73 during a trade that took place back on Aug 27 ’24, which means that 325 CAPITAL LLC is holding 1,984,990 shares at $111,772 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for MPAA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.05 for the present operating margin
  • 0.19 for the gross margin

The net margin for Motorcar Parts of America Inc. stands at -0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value -22.32, with -6.47 for asset returns.

Based on Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (MPAA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.56.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 60.61 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (MPAA) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.

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