Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE: FNF)’s stock price has plunge by -0.67relation to previous closing price of 55.56. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -8.02% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-17 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Is It Worth Investing in Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE: FNF) Right Now?
Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE: FNF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for FNF is 1.41. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for FNF is 256.59M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.85% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FNF on December 20, 2024 was 1.04M shares.
FNF’s Market Performance
FNF’s stock has seen a -8.02% decrease for the week, with a -9.44% drop in the past month and a -9.45% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.52%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.13% for Fidelity National Financial Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.47% for FNF’s stock, with a 0.01% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FNF
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FNF reach a price target of $44. The rating they have provided for FNF stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on November 15th, 2023.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to FNF, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on October 02nd of the previous year.
FNF Trading at -9.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FNF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.52%, as shares sank -8.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FNF fell by -8.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.97. In addition, Fidelity National Financial Inc saw 8.17% 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 FNF starting from Nolan Michael Joseph, who proposed sale 17,250 shares at the price of $60.66 back on Nov 21 ’24. After this action, Nolan Michael Joseph now owns shares of Fidelity National Financial Inc, valued at $1,046,345 using the latest closing price.
Dhanidina Halim, the Director of Fidelity National Financial Inc, sale 1,700 shares at $60.85 during a trade that took place back on Sep 18 ’24, which means that Dhanidina Halim is holding 13,206 shares at $103,439 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FNF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fidelity National Financial Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 10.55, with 1.01 for asset returns.
Based on Fidelity National Financial Inc (FNF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.87. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.46 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -6.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.07.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Fidelity National Financial Inc (FNF) 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.
