WW International Inc (NASDAQ: WW) has seen a decline in its stock price by -3.65 in relation to its previous close of 1.37. However, the company has experienced a -20.48% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fastcompany.com reported 2024-10-09 that WeightWatchers announced on Tuesday that it will offer a compounded version of Novo Nordisk‘s popular weight-loss drug Wegovy as part of its weight-management programs, a move that sent its shares soaring nearly 47%.
Is It Worth Investing in WW International Inc (NASDAQ: WW) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for WW is also noteworthy at 1.74. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for WW is 78.47M, and at present, short sellers hold a 16.71% of that float. The average trading volume of WW on October 21, 2024 was 7.91M shares.
WW’s Market Performance
WW stock saw an increase of -20.48% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 62.16% and a quarterly increase of 9.09%. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.28%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 15.30% for WW International Inc (WW). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 17.78% for WW stock, with a simple moving average of -35.74% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WW stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for WW by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for WW in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $1.25 based on the research report published on July 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WW reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for WW stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on January 03rd, 2024.
Guggenheim gave a rating of “Buy” to WW, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
WW Trading at 36.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -88.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 15.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.28%, as shares surge +62.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +80.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WW fell by -20.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -82.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.1207. In addition, WW International Inc saw -84.91% 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 WW starting from KELLY DENIS F, who purchase 64,500 shares at the price of $0.77 back on Aug 06 ’24. After this action, KELLY DENIS F now owns 145,421 shares of WW International Inc, valued at $49,897 using the latest closing price.
Sistani Sima, the Chief Executive Officer of WW International Inc, purchase 65,000 shares at $0.75 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’24, which means that Sistani Sima is holding 267,410 shares at $48,555 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.66 for the gross margin
The net margin for WW International Inc stands at -0.44. The total capital return value is set at 0.2.
Based on WW International Inc (WW), the company’s capital structure generated 4.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 132.18 million with net debt to EBITDA at 11.33. 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 61.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.44.
Conclusion
In summary, WW International Inc (WW) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
