22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ: XXII) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -9.94 compared to its previous closing price of 0.17. However, the company has seen a fall of -21.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2024-10-08 that Mocksville, North Carolina–(Newsfile Corp. – October 8, 2024) – 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced that it has received formal written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”). This confirmation follows the Company’s successful efforts to improve its balance sheet and liquidity by completing new equity offerings, while reducing outstanding liabilities and debt through various forms of settlement with creditors.
Is It Worth Investing in 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ: XXII) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.41.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for XXII is 21.26M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.04% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of XXII on October 14, 2024 was 4.07M shares.
XXII’s Market Performance
The stock of 22nd Century Group Inc (XXII) has seen a -21.15% decrease in the past week, with a -44.49% drop in the past month, and a -81.97% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 18.07% for XXII.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -33.31% for XXII’s stock, with a -89.47% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of XXII
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XXII stocks, with Alliance Global Partners repeating the rating for XXII by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for XXII in the upcoming period, according to Alliance Global Partners is $5 based on the research report published on July 21, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XXII reach a price target of $5. The rating they have provided for XXII stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 15th, 2022.
ROTH Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to XXII, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on March 08th of the previous year.
XXII Trading at -60.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XXII to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -98.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 18.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.49%, as shares sank -56.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -78.14% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XXII fell by -21.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -94.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.2242. In addition, 22nd Century Group Inc saw -94.98% 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 XXII starting from FIRESTONE LAWRENCE, who purchase 39,000 shares at the price of $0.27 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, FIRESTONE LAWRENCE now owns 54,250 shares of 22nd Century Group Inc, valued at $10,468 using the latest closing price.
FIRESTONE LAWRENCE, the Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group Inc, purchase 9,000 shares at $1.09 during a trade that took place back on May 30 ’24, which means that FIRESTONE LAWRENCE is holding 15,250 shares at $9,829 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XXII
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -2.93 for the present operating margin
- -0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for 22nd Century Group Inc stands at -3.71. The total capital return value is set at -10.83. Equity return is now at value -286.03, with -137.46 for asset returns.
Based on 22nd Century Group Inc (XXII), the company’s capital structure generated 1.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.84. The debt to equity ratio resting at -9.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -15.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -37.14 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.1. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.84.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, 22nd Century Group Inc (XXII) has experienced a bad 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.
