Kellanova Co (NYSE: K) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.88x compared to its average ratio. K has 36-month beta value of 0.37. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 18 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for K is 292.99M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.82% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of K on December 27, 2024 was 1.93M shares.
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K) stock’s latest price update
Kellanova Co (NYSE: K)’s stock price has increased by 0.36 compared to its previous closing price of 80.82. However, the company has seen a 0.90% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-26 that The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here’s why you should take advantage.
K’s Market Performance
Kellanova Co (K) has experienced a 0.90% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 0.00% drop in the past month, and a 0.58% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.34% for K. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.51% for K stock, with a simple moving average of 17.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of K
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for K stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for K by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for K in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $83 based on the research report published on November 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
DA Davidson gave a rating of “Neutral” to K, setting the target price at $83.50 in the report published on August 26th of the current year.
K Trading at 0.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought K to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.47%, as shares sank -0.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.22% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, K rose by +0.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +50.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $80.70. In addition, Kellanova Co saw 45.07% 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 K starting from KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, who sale 114,583 shares at the price of $80.64 back on Dec 23 ’24. After this action, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST now owns 48,878,693 shares of Kellanova Co, valued at $9,240,248 using the latest closing price.
KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, the 10% Owner of Kellanova Co, sale 114,583 shares at $80.69 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST is holding 48,993,276 shares at $9,245,611 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for K
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kellanova Co stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 26.87, with 6.00 for asset returns.
Based on Kellanova Co (K), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.77.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Kellanova Co (K) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
