Radian Group, Inc (NYSE: RDN)’s stock price has decreased by -4.05 compared to its previous closing price of 33.07. However, the company has seen a -6.26% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-17 that Investors with an interest in Insurance – Multi line stocks have likely encountered both Ageas SA (AGESY) and Radian (RDN). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Is It Worth Investing in Radian Group, Inc (NYSE: RDN) Right Now?
Radian Group, Inc (NYSE: RDN) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for RDN is 1.04. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for RDN is 146.82M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RDN on December 19, 2024 was 1.07M shares.
RDN’s Market Performance
RDN’s stock has seen a -6.26% decrease for the week, with a -6.87% drop in the past month and a -10.44% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.99% for Radian Group, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.59% for RDN stock, with a simple moving average of -4.13% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RDN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RDN stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for RDN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for RDN in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $36 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RDN reach a price target of $35, previously predicting the price at $36. The rating they have provided for RDN stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on April 04th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Outperform” to RDN, setting the target price at $29 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
RDN Trading at -7.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RDN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.19% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.49%, as shares sank -6.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.52% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RDN fell by -6.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.34. In addition, Radian Group, Inc saw 11.14% 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 RDN starting from Thornberry Richard G, who proposed sale 20,000 shares at the price of $33.23 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Thornberry Richard G now owns shares of Radian Group, Inc, valued at $664,631 using the latest closing price.
Brummer Derek, the President, Mortgage Insurance of Radian Group, Inc, sale 14,705 shares at $34.65 during a trade that took place back on Dec 05 ’24, which means that Brummer Derek is holding 171,830 shares at $509,574 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RDN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.64 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Radian Group, Inc stands at 0.46. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 13.53, with 7.61 for asset returns.
Based on Radian Group, Inc (RDN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.7.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.60.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Radian Group, Inc (RDN) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
