The stock of ChampionX Corp (CHX) has seen a -3.23% decrease in the past week, with a 2.18% gain in the past month, and a -2.40% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.40% for CHX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.22% for CHX’s stock, with a -5.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in ChampionX Corp (NASDAQ: CHX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for ChampionX Corp (NASDAQ: CHX) is above average at 18.85x. The 36-month beta value for CHX is also noteworthy at 2.40. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CHX is 188.93M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.43% of that float. The average trading volume of CHX on November 20, 2024 was 1.61M shares.
CHX) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of ChampionX Corp (NASDAQ: CHX) has dropped by -1.10 compared to previous close of 30.87. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -3.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-11-15 that THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ChampionX Corporation (Nasdaq: CHX) announced today its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.095 per share on the company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to be paid on January 31, 2025 to shareholders of record on January 3, 2025.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHX stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for CHX by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CHX in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $32 based on the research report published on January 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHX reach a price target of $42, previously predicting the price at $33. The rating they have provided for CHX stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 17th, 2023.
CapitalOne gave a rating of “Overweight” to CHX, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on July 14th of the previous year.
CHX Trading at 0.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.25%, as shares surge +3.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHX fell by -3.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.87. In addition, ChampionX Corp saw 4.52% 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 CHX starting from Bryant Deric D., who sale 49,303 shares at the price of $30.06 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, Bryant Deric D. now owns 337,409 shares of ChampionX Corp, valued at $1,482,053 using the latest closing price.
DERIC BRYANT, the Officer of ChampionX Corp, proposed sale 49,303 shares at $28.76 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that DERIC BRYANT is holding shares at $1,417,954 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for ChampionX Corp stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 17.80, with 9.41 for asset returns.
Based on ChampionX Corp (CHX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.92. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.94.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 719.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.94.
Conclusion
In summary, ChampionX Corp (CHX) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish 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.
