In the past week, MQ stock has gone down by -6.00%, with a monthly decline of -9.71% and a quarterly plunge of -25.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.93% for Marqeta Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.40% for MQ’s stock, with a -28.69% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) Right Now?
Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 154.29x compared to its average ratio. MQ has 36-month beta value of 1.54. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for MQ is 395.88M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MQ on December 24, 2024 was 7.11M shares.
MQ) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) has decreased by -0.36 when compared to last closing price of 3.67.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -6.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accesswire.com reported 2024-12-24 that NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 24, 2024 / If you suffered a loss on your Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ:MQ) investment and want to learn about a potential recovery under the federal securities laws, follow the link below for more information: https://zlk.com/pslra-1/marqeta-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=118379&wire=1 or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Analysts’ Opinion of MQ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MQ stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for MQ by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for MQ in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $4 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to MQ, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on November 05th of the current year.
MQ Trading at -15.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.92%, as shares sank -9.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.05% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MQ fell by -6.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -39.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.87. In addition, Marqeta Inc saw -47.61% 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 MQ starting from Cummings Martha, who sale 40,241 shares at the price of $5.47 back on Jun 25 ’24. After this action, Cummings Martha now owns 19,000 shares of Marqeta Inc, valued at $219,921 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MQ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marqeta Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.16. Equity return is now at value 1.17, with 0.92 for asset returns.
Based on Marqeta Inc (MQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 6.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -15.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -272.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at 71.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.66.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Marqeta Inc (MQ) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
