The stock of Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) has gone down by -0.50% for the week, with a 12.29% rise in the past month and a 14.40% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.30% for BBY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.82% for BBY stock, with a simple moving average of 22.20% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is above average at 17.07x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.48.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BBY is 197.71M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.84% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of BBY on September 25, 2024 was 2.94M shares.
BBY) stock’s latest price update
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY)’s stock price has increased by 1.14 compared to its previous closing price of 97.86. However, the company has seen a -0.50% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-09-20 that Investors should monitor stocks like American Airlines (AAL), Alaska Air (ALK), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Dana (DAN) and Best Buy (BBY) for high returns.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBY stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for BBY by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BBY in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $115 based on the research report published on August 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBY reach a price target of $106, previously predicting the price at $85. The rating they have provided for BBY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 17th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to BBY, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on June 03rd of the current year.
BBY Trading at 9.86% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.77%, as shares surge +11.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BBY fell by -0.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.71. In addition, Best Buy Co. Inc. saw 26.44% 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 BBY starting from Barry Corie S, who sale 79,829 shares at the price of $96.66 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, Barry Corie S now owns 358,241 shares of Best Buy Co. Inc., valued at $7,715,952 using the latest closing price.
Barry Corie S, the Officer of Best Buy Co. Inc., proposed sale 79,829 shares at $96.66 during a trade that took place back on Sep 11 ’24, which means that Barry Corie S is holding shares at $7,715,953 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BBY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Best Buy Co. Inc. stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.25. Equity return is now at value 42.41, with 8.14 for asset returns.
Based on Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 33.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.64 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 48.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.01.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
