The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.70. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MPLN is 267.80M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.79% of that float. On September 23, 2024, the average trading volume of MPLN was 2.98M shares.
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MPLN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of MultiPlan Corp (NYSE: MPLN) has decreased by -11.40 when compared to last closing price of 0.21. Despite this, the company has experienced a -17.86% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-09-12 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $MPLN #MPLN–MultiPlan Corporation (NYSE: MPLN) (“MultiPlan” or the “Company”), a leading provider of technology and data-enabled cost management, payment, and revenue integrity solutions to the U.S. health care industry, is honored to announce it has been named in the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™ List. based on its 2023-2024 Great Place to Work® Certification™ results. This is the second time MultiPlan has been named in the Best Workplaces in Health Care list. Ear.
MPLN’s Market Performance
MPLN’s stock has fallen by -17.86% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -29.68% and a quarterly drop of -48.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 14.93% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 14.50% for MultiPlan Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -21.75% for MPLN’s stock, with a -74.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MPLN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MPLN stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for MPLN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MPLN in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $2 based on the research report published on June 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPLN reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $3. The rating they have provided for MPLN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 13th, 2022.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to MPLN, setting the target price at $6.50 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.
MPLN Trading at -38.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MPLN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -89.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 14.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 14.93%, as shares sank -24.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -48.98% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MPLN fell by -17.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -86.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.2373. In addition, MultiPlan Corp saw -86.94% 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 MPLN starting from Mintz William B., who purchase 197,000 shares at the price of $0.40 back on Aug 07 ’24. After this action, Mintz William B. now owns 2,206,736 shares of MultiPlan Corp, valued at $78,800 using the latest closing price.
Mintz William B., the SVP, Corp. Affairs/Strategy of MultiPlan Corp, purchase 81,165 shares at $0.31 during a trade that took place back on Aug 06 ’24, which means that Mintz William B. is holding 2,009,736 shares at $25,559 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MPLN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for MultiPlan Corp stands at -1.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value -98.82, with -18.20 for asset returns.
Based on MultiPlan Corp (MPLN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 599.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
To sum up, MultiPlan Corp (MPLN) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
