Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (ARCO) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (NYSE: ARCO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.88x compared to its average ratio. ARCO has 36-month beta value of 1.16. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for ARCO is 124.13M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ARCO on November 01, 2024 was 1.33M shares.

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ARCO) stock’s latest price update

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (NYSE: ARCO)’s stock price has decreased by -1.12 compared to its previous closing price of 8.91. However, the company has seen a -3.08% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-10-14 that MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay–(BUSINESS WIRE)–You are invited to join the senior management of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) on a webcast to discuss the Company’s results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, which will be released before the market opens on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Marcelo Rabach, Chief Executive Officer, and senior management will host the webcast. Opening remarks will be followed by a question and answer period. Participants will be able to join the webcast.

ARCO’s Market Performance

ARCO’s stock has fallen by -3.08% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -10.65% and a quarterly drop of -7.46%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.03% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.87% for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.57% for ARCO stock, with a simple moving average of -13.66% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of ARCO

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARCO stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for ARCO by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ARCO in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $15 based on the research report published on December 01, 2023 of the previous year 2023.

Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARCO reach a price target of $9. The rating they have provided for ARCO stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 27th, 2022.

HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to ARCO, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on April 04th of the previous year.

ARCO Trading at -1.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought ARCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -33.26% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.87%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.03%, as shares sank -9.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.76% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, ARCO fell by -3.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.64% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.33. In addition, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc saw -30.58% 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 ARCO starting from Annette Franqui, who proposed sale 200,000 shares at the price of $1.00 back on Aug 30 ’24. After this action, Annette Franqui now owns shares of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc, valued at $200,000 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for ARCO

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.07 for the present operating margin
  • 0.15 for the gross margin

The net margin for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 39.09, with 5.99 for asset returns.

Based on Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (ARCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.81. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.69.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 461.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 24.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.63.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (ARCO) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.

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