The stock price of Berry Corp (NASDAQ: BRY) has dropped by -0.77 compared to previous close of 5.22. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.77% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-23 that Weak refining is hurting the Zacks Oil & Gas US Integrated industry’s outlook. WHD, BRY, & EPSN are likely to overcome market challenges.
Is It Worth Investing in Berry Corp (NASDAQ: BRY) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.73.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BRY is 74.97M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.68% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of BRY on October 24, 2024 was 1.06M shares.
BRY’s Market Performance
BRY’s stock has seen a -0.77% decrease for the week, with a -1.89% drop in the past month and a -23.66% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.07% for Berry Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.41% for BRY’s stock, with a simple moving average of -21.93% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BRY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BRY stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for BRY by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BRY in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $9 based on the research report published on August 14, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BRY reach a price target of $8, previously predicting the price at $9. The rating they have provided for BRY stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on July 17th, 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to BRY, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on October 19th of the previous year.
BRY Trading at -7.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BRY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.61%, as shares surge +3.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.64% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BRY fell by -0.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.25. In addition, Berry Corp saw -24.32% 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 BRY starting from Araujo Fernando, who sale 33,950 shares at the price of $6.22 back on Aug 23 ’24. After this action, Araujo Fernando now owns 253,045 shares of Berry Corp, valued at $211,040 using the latest closing price.
FERNANDO G. ARAUJO, the Officer of Berry Corp, proposed sale 33,950 shares at $6.22 during a trade that took place back on Aug 23 ’24, which means that FERNANDO G. ARAUJO is holding shares at $211,040 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BRY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Berry Corp stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value -4.38, with -2.05 for asset returns.
Based on Berry Corp (BRY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 248.24 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.63. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.62.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Berry Corp (BRY) 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.
