In the past week, MASI stock has gone down by -1.12%, with a monthly decline of -8.19% and a quarterly plunge of -14.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.70% for Masimo Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.51% for MASI’s stock, with a -9.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Masimo Corp (NASDAQ: MASI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Masimo Corp (NASDAQ: MASI) is above average at 75.84x. The 36-month beta value for MASI is also noteworthy at 0.98. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for MASI is 49.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.00% of that float. The average trading volume of MASI on September 20, 2024 was 645.64K shares.
MASI) stock’s latest price update
Masimo Corp (NASDAQ: MASI)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.26 in comparison to its previous close of 114.31, however, the company has experienced a -1.12% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. cnbc.com reported 2024-09-19 that Activist investor Politan won the two board seats it was seeking at Masimo, defeating founder Joe Kiani and another director at the shareholder vote. Politan nominees Darlene Solomon and Bill Jellison will join two others who were added to the board in a prior proxy fight.
Analysts’ Opinion of MASI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MASI stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for MASI by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for MASI in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $160 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MASI reach a price target of $170, previously predicting the price at $148. The rating they have provided for MASI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 15th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to MASI, setting the target price at $160 in the report published on March 25th of the current year.
MASI Trading at -2.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MASI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.60%, as shares sank -9.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.42% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MASI fell by -1.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.22. In addition, Masimo Corp saw -4.68% 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 MASI starting from REYNOLDS CRAIG B, who sale 40,000 shares at the price of $136.17 back on Apr 26 ’24. After this action, REYNOLDS CRAIG B now owns 7,406 shares of Masimo Corp, valued at $5,446,616 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MASI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Masimo Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5.94, with 2.69 for asset returns.
Based on Masimo Corp (MASI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 262.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.09.
Conclusion
In summary, Masimo Corp (MASI) 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.
