In the past week, VVV stock has gone up by 4.21%, with a monthly decline of -3.65% and a quarterly plunge of -5.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.59% for Valvoline Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.23% for VVV stock, with a simple moving average of -4.82% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) Right Now?
Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78x compared to its average ratio. VVV has 36-month beta value of 1.43. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for VVV is 127.57M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VVV on November 28, 2024 was 1.17M shares.
VVV) stock’s latest price update
Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.38 in relation to its previous close of 38.79. However, the company has experienced a 4.21% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-21 that LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today announced that the company will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Tuesday, December 3, at 3:00 p.m.
Analysts’ Opinion of VVV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VVV stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for VVV by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VVV in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $49 based on the research report published on October 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VVV reach a price target of $48. The rating they have provided for VVV stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 15th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to VVV, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on June 12th of the current year.
VVV Trading at -2.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VVV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.38%, as shares sank -0.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VVV rose by +4.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.02. In addition, Valvoline Inc saw 6.71% 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 VVV starting from SONSTEBY CHARLES M, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $39.50 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, SONSTEBY CHARLES M now owns 26,437 shares of Valvoline Inc, valued at $395,000 using the latest closing price.
O’Daniel Julie Marie, the Chief Legal Officer of Valvoline Inc, sale 2,500 shares at $41.11 during a trade that took place back on Aug 21 ’24, which means that O’Daniel Julie Marie is holding 14,044 shares at $102,768 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VVV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valvoline Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 110.34, with 8.05 for asset returns.
Based on Valvoline Inc (VVV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.92 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 10.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 367.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.66. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.72.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Valvoline Inc (VVV) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
