The stock of Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A (AMBP) has seen a -1.00% decrease in the past week, with a -20.70% drop in the past month, and a -19.62% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.05%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.10% for AMBP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.15% for AMBP’s stock, with a -18.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A (NYSE: AMBP) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.65. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for AMBP is 137.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.80% of that float. On January 03, 2025, the average trading volume of AMBP was 1.41M shares.
AMBP) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A (NYSE: AMBP) has decreased by -0.67 when compared to last closing price of 2.97.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -1.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-26 that LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. will participate in Citi’s 2024 Basic Materials Conference on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMBP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMBP stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for AMBP by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for AMBP in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $4 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMBP reach a price target of $5.10, previously predicting the price at $3.80. The rating they have provided for AMBP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to AMBP, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on October 15th of the previous year.
AMBP Trading at -15.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMBP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.05%, as shares sank -19.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMBP fell by -0.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.14. In addition, Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A saw -1.99% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for AMBP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -69.06, with -0.87 for asset returns.
Based on Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A (AMBP), the company’s capital structure generated 1.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at -42.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 508.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.87. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.17.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A (AMBP) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
