Coupang Inc (NYSE: CPNG)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.16 in comparison to its previous close of 25.36, however, the company has experienced a 3.06% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-25 that Coupang (CPNG) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock’s prospects.
Is It Worth Investing in Coupang Inc (NYSE: CPNG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Coupang Inc (NYSE: CPNG) is 44.12x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CPNG is 1.07. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CPNG is 1.19B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.44% of that float. On December 02, 2024, CPNG’s average trading volume was 7.42M shares.
CPNG’s Market Performance
CPNG stock saw a decrease of 3.06% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -2.81% and a quarterly a decrease of 13.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.11% for Coupang Inc (CPNG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.84% for CPNG’s stock, with a simple moving average of 13.61% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CPNG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CPNG stocks, with Bernstein repeating the rating for CPNG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CPNG in the upcoming period, according to Bernstein is $30 based on the research report published on October 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.
CLSA, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CPNG reach a price target of $31, previously predicting the price at $18. The rating they have provided for CPNG stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 04th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to CPNG, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on May 16th of the current year.
CPNG Trading at -0.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CPNG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.26%, as shares sank -1.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.85% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CPNG rose by +2.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +58.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.86. In addition, Coupang Inc saw 54.82% 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 CPNG starting from Kim Bom, who sale 15,000,000 shares at the price of $22.97 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Kim Bom now owns 2,000,000 shares of Coupang Inc, valued at $344,550,000 using the latest closing price.
GREENOAKS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, the Director of Coupang Inc, purchase 750,000 shares at $24.01 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that GREENOAKS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC is holding 52,038,723 shares at $18,009,975 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CPNG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coupang Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 28.94, with 7.38 for asset returns.
Based on Coupang Inc (CPNG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.25 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -2.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 55.83for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.77. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Coupang Inc (CPNG) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
