Irobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT)’s stock price has increased by 7.58 compared to its previous closing price of 7.39. However, the company has seen a -8.63% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-12-09 that BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, today announced that it granted an equity award as a material inducement to the employment of the company’s newly-hired Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Jules Connelly.
Is It Worth Investing in Irobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for IRBT is at 0.81. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for IRBT is 28.61M, and currently, shorts hold a 10.46% of that float. The average trading volume for IRBT on December 26, 2024 was 1.08M shares.
IRBT’s Market Performance
IRBT stock saw an increase of -8.63% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 12.78% and a quarterly increase of 3.32%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.71%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.23% for Irobot Corp (IRBT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.03% for IRBT stock, with a simple moving average of -8.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IRBT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IRBT stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for IRBT by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for IRBT in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $45 based on the research report published on May 06, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Northland Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IRBT reach a price target of $85. The rating they have provided for IRBT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 24th, 2022.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to IRBT, setting the target price at $103 in the report published on July 29th of the previous year.
IRBT Trading at -0.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IRBT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -79.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.71%, as shares surge +6.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.75% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IRBT fell by -8.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.20. In addition, Irobot Corp saw -79.48% 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 IRBT starting from JULIE ZEILER, who proposed sale 366 shares at the price of $8.92 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, JULIE ZEILER now owns shares of Irobot Corp, valued at $3,265 using the latest closing price.
ZEILER JULIE, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer of Irobot Corp, sale 451 shares at $7.29 during a trade that took place back on Sep 16 ’24, which means that ZEILER JULIE is holding 117,604 shares at $3,288 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IRBT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Irobot Corp stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at -0.46. Equity return is now at value -65.50, with -17.58 for asset returns.
Based on Irobot Corp (IRBT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -18.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -231.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.19. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Irobot Corp (IRBT) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
