In the past week, EWCZ stock has gone down by -11.11%, with a monthly decline of -11.86% and a quarterly plunge of -26.14%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.06%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.97% for European Wax Center Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -13.45% for EWCZ’s stock, with a -42.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ) is above average at 22.77x. The 36-month beta value for EWCZ is also noteworthy at 1.02. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for EWCZ is 30.86M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.40% of that float. The average trading volume of EWCZ on December 19, 2024 was 749.70K shares.
EWCZ) stock’s latest price update
European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ)’s stock price has gone decline by -6.47 in comparison to its previous close of 5.56, however, the company has experienced a -11.11% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-12-11 that Seasoned executive brings more than 25 years of leadership, operational and development expertise across consumer businesses
Analysts’ Opinion of EWCZ
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EWCZ reach a price target of $5. The rating they have provided for EWCZ stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on November 15th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to EWCZ, setting the target price at $5.50 in the report published on August 15th of the current year.
EWCZ Trading at -21.69% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EWCZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -67.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.06%, as shares sank -9.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EWCZ fell by -11.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -66.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.01. In addition, European Wax Center Inc saw -61.74% 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 EWCZ starting from Scott Nital P., who proposed sale 15,048 shares at the price of $5.80 back on Dec 18 ’24. After this action, Scott Nital P. now owns shares of European Wax Center Inc, valued at $87,278 using the latest closing price.
Thomassee Cindy, the CAO and Controller of European Wax Center Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $11.01 during a trade that took place back on May 16 ’24, which means that Thomassee Cindy is holding 75,416 shares at $110,100 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EWCZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for European Wax Center Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 13.00, with 1.50 for asset returns.
Based on European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.85 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 5.48. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 65.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 31.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.17.
Conclusion
In summary, European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ) has had a bad 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.