In the past week, SNAP stock has gone up by 9.95%, with a monthly gain of 11.00% and a quarterly surge of 22.11%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.88%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.90% for Snap Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.96% for SNAP stock, with a simple moving average of -5.24% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.97. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 29 as “hold,” and 9 as “sell.”
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The public float for SNAP is 1.07B, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.48% of that float. On November 26, 2024, the average trading volume of SNAP was 27.47M shares.
SNAP) stock’s latest price update
Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP)’s stock price has increased by 1.58 compared to its previous closing price of 11.42. However, the company has seen a 9.95% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. techcrunch.com reported 2024-11-25 that Instagram is introducing the ability for users to share their locations with their friends via DMs (direct messages), the company announced on Monday. The feature indicates that the Meta-owned social network is looking to challenge services like Apple’s “Find My” and Snapchat’s Snap Map, both of which are popular ways for users to see their friends’ and loved ones’ live locations.
Analysts’ Opinion of SNAP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SNAP stocks, with JMP Securities repeating the rating for SNAP by listing it as a “Mkt Outperform.” The predicted price for SNAP in the upcoming period, according to JMP Securities is $17 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the current year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SNAP reach a price target of $11. The rating they have provided for SNAP stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 20th, 2024.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Neutral” to SNAP, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on September 05th of the current year.
SNAP Trading at 6.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SNAP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.20% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.88%, as shares surge +8.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SNAP rose by +9.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.49. In addition, Snap Inc saw -31.48% 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 SNAP starting from Young Eric, who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $10.54 back on Nov 21 ’24. After this action, Young Eric now owns 752,110 shares of Snap Inc, valued at $526,765 using the latest closing price.
Young Eric, the Officer of Snap Inc, proposed sale 50,000 shares at $10.54 during a trade that took place back on Nov 21 ’24, which means that Young Eric is holding shares at $526,764 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SNAP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for Snap Inc stands at -0.18. The total capital return value is set at -0.16. Equity return is now at value -40.62, with -12.47 for asset returns.
Based on Snap Inc (SNAP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -48.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -1.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -4.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.04.
Conclusion
To sum up, Snap Inc (SNAP) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” 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.