Pampa Energia SA ADR (NYSE: PAM)’s stock price has soared by 5.42 in relation to previous closing price of 64.36. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 6.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-16 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Is It Worth Investing in Pampa Energia SA ADR (NYSE: PAM) Right Now?
Pampa Energia SA ADR (NYSE: PAM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.98x compared to its average ratio. PAM has 36-month beta value of 0.89. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for PAM is 54.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAM on October 18, 2024 was 225.25K shares.
PAM’s Market Performance
PAM’s stock has seen a 6.57% increase for the week, with a 14.15% rise in the past month and a 47.05% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.94% for Pampa Energia SA ADR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.23% for PAM’s stock, with a 40.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAM stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for PAM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PAM in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $58 based on the research report published on July 03, 2024 of the current year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PAM reach a price target of $46. The rating they have provided for PAM stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 21st, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to PAM, setting the target price at $56 in the report published on September 21st of the previous year.
PAM Trading at 17.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 2.34% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.22%, as shares surge +8.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +53.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAM rose by +6.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $62.12. In addition, Pampa Energia SA ADR saw 37.02% 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 PAM starting from Mindlin Marcos Marcelo, who proposed sale 5,260 shares at the price of $66.07 back on Oct 16 ’24. After this action, Mindlin Marcos Marcelo now owns shares of Pampa Energia SA ADR, valued at $347,544 using the latest closing price.
Mindlin Marcos Marcelo, the Director of Pampa Energia SA ADR, proposed sale 5,418 shares at $66.02 during a trade that took place back on Oct 15 ’24, which means that Mindlin Marcos Marcelo is holding shares at $357,706 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PAM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pampa Energia SA ADR stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 11.97, with 6.31 for asset returns.
Based on Pampa Energia SA ADR (PAM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.87.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 658.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.33.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Pampa Energia SA ADR (PAM) has had a better 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
