The stock of Power Integrations Inc (NASDAQ: POWI) has decreased by -1.92 when compared to last closing price of 62.56. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.55% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-18 that SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #PowerIntegrations–Power Integrations targets 800 V automotive applications with new wide-creepage 1700 V InnoSwitch3-AQ flyback switcher IC meeting IEC60664-1 standard.
Is It Worth Investing in Power Integrations Inc (NASDAQ: POWI) Right Now?
Power Integrations Inc (NASDAQ: POWI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 93.79x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.11. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for POWI is 55.72M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.93% of that float. On January 09, 2025, the average trading volume of POWI was 361.50K shares.
POWI’s Market Performance
The stock of Power Integrations Inc (POWI) has seen a -0.55% decrease in the past week, with a -2.82% drop in the past month, and a -1.43% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.50% for POWI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.74% for POWI stock, with a simple moving average of -8.49% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POWI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POWI stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for POWI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for POWI in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $80 based on the research report published on August 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POWI reach a price target of $70, previously predicting the price at $80. The rating they have provided for POWI stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on August 07th, 2024.
Northland Capital gave a rating of “Market Perform” to POWI, setting the target price at $67 in the report published on February 26th of the previous year.
POWI Trading at -3.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POWI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.80%, as shares sank -7.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POWI fell by -0.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $63.09. In addition, Power Integrations Inc saw -0.55% 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 POWI starting from WALKER CLIFFORD, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $64.36 back on Nov 27 ’24. After this action, WALKER CLIFFORD now owns 130,934 shares of Power Integrations Inc, valued at $643,615 using the latest closing price.
CLIFFORD WALKER, the Officer of Power Integrations Inc, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $64.44 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that CLIFFORD WALKER is holding shares at $644,383 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POWI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Power Integrations Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 4.87, with 4.42 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 72.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 24.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.01.
Conclusion
To sum up, Power Integrations Inc (POWI) 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.
