New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: NYCB)’s stock price has gone rise by 7.58 in comparison to its previous close of 10.95, however, the company has experienced a 8.07% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-10-13 that The bank has made some big moves since its sharp sell-off earlier this year. With the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, is now the time to buy?
Is It Worth Investing in New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) Right Now?
NYCB has 36-month beta value of 0.99. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
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The public float for NYCB is 302.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 12.91% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NYCB on October 14, 2024 was 6.69M shares.
NYCB’s Market Performance
The stock of New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYCB) has seen a 8.07% increase in the past week, with a 14.93% rise in the past month, and a 16.63% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.25% for NYCB.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.01% for NYCB’s stock, with a -9.71% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NYCB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NYCB stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for NYCB by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for NYCB in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $14 based on the research report published on September 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NYCB reach a price target of $3.50, previously predicting the price at $3. The rating they have provided for NYCB stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 01st, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to NYCB, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on May 01st of the current year.
NYCB Trading at 9.98% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NYCB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.25%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.83%, as shares surge +11.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +19.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NYCB rose by +8.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -61.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.22. In addition, New York Community Bancorp Inc. saw -61.62% 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 NYCB starting from Lux Marshall, who purchase 27,100 shares at the price of $3.69 back on Mar 21 ’24. After this action, Lux Marshall now owns 64,872 shares of New York Community Bancorp Inc., valued at $99,891 using the latest closing price.
Signorille-Browne Julie, the SEVP & COO of New York Community Bancorp Inc., purchase 2,000 shares at $4.76 during a trade that took place back on Feb 09 ’24, which means that Signorille-Browne Julie is holding 22,188 shares at $9,520 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NYCB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for New York Community Bancorp Inc. stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -31.76, with -2.63 for asset returns.
Based on New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYCB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.25 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.74.
Conclusion
To put it simply, New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYCB) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
