In the past week, WOOF stock has gone up by 9.47%, with a monthly gain of 6.91% and a quarterly surge of 49.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.02%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.80% for Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.28% for WOOF’s stock, with a 40.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc (NASDAQ: WOOF) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for WOOF is also noteworthy at 1.89. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for WOOF is 77.59M, and at present, short sellers hold a 29.76% of that float. The average trading volume of WOOF on December 02, 2024 was 3.96M shares.
WOOF) stock’s latest price update
Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc (NASDAQ: WOOF)’s stock price has gone rise by 6.91 in comparison to its previous close of 4.27, however, the company has experienced a 9.47% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-13 that SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF) today announced Joe Venezia will join the company as Chief Revenue Officer, effective Nov. 17, reporting to Joel Anderson, Chief Executive Officer. In this newly created role, Venezia will be responsible for driving revenue and developing integrated strategies to improve the customer experience.
Analysts’ Opinion of WOOF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WOOF stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for WOOF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for WOOF in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $4 based on the research report published on July 19, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WOOF reach a price target of $1.50, previously predicting the price at $5. The rating they have provided for WOOF stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on April 02nd, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to WOOF, setting the target price at $3.11 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
WOOF Trading at 0.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WOOF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.02%, as shares surge +1.59% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.41% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WOOF rose by +9.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +63.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.26. In addition, Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc saw 44.46% 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 WOOF starting from Tichy Justin, who proposed sale 20,743 shares at the price of $2.75 back on Aug 22 ’24. After this action, Tichy Justin now owns shares of Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc, valued at $57,063 using the latest closing price.
Tichy Justin, the Former Officer of Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc, proposed sale 38,611 shares at $2.60 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’24, which means that Tichy Justin is holding shares at $100,390 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WOOF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at -0.29. Equity return is now at value -75.29, with -22.36 for asset returns.
Based on Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc (WOOF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -8.16.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -971.83 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 132.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.84.
Conclusion
In summary, Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc (WOOF) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed 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.
