Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (PLYA) Shares Decline Despite Market Challenges

Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.45 compared to its previous closing price of 7.83. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.10% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-10-07 that FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.

Is It Worth Investing in Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA) is above average at 18.25x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.62.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for PLYA is 92.85M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.10% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PLYA on October 08, 2024 was 808.70K shares.

PLYA’s Market Performance

PLYA’s stock has seen a 1.10% increase for the week, with a 3.93% rise in the past month and a -6.76% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.57% for Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.05% for PLYA’s stock, with a -8.24% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of PLYA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PLYA stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for PLYA by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PLYA in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $8 based on the research report published on August 14, 2024 of the current year 2024.

BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PLYA reach a price target of $8, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for PLYA stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on June 26th, 2023.

Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to PLYA, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on December 14th of the previous year.

PLYA Trading at 1.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought PLYA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.86% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.77%, as shares surge +4.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.76% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, PLYA rose by +0.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.80. In addition, Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. saw -9.88% 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 PLYA starting from Peterson Karl Mr., who sale 60,000 shares at the price of $8.31 back on Jun 14 ’24. After this action, Peterson Karl Mr. now owns 2,469,033 shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V., valued at $498,600 using the latest closing price.

Peterson Karl Mr., the Director of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V., sale 5,000 shares at $9.58 during a trade that took place back on Apr 09 ’24, which means that Peterson Karl Mr. is holding 2,529,033 shares at $47,900 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for PLYA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.18 for the present operating margin
  • 0.41 for the gross margin

The net margin for Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 9.46, with 2.95 for asset returns.

Based on Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (PLYA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.9. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.85.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 258.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (PLYA) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” 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.

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