The stock of Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) has seen a -6.80% decrease in the past week, with a -19.22% drop in the past month, and a -2.56% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.66% for CWK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.23% for CWK’s stock, with a -0.52% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE: CWK) Right Now?
Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE: CWK) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.97x compared to its average ratio. CWK has 36-month beta value of 1.34. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CWK is 226.82M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.59% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CWK on January 10, 2025 was 1.78M shares.
CWK) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE: CWK) has plunged by -0.81 when compared to previous closing price of 12.29, but the company has seen a -6.80% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-09 that ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #cre–Cushman & Wakefield announced the firm has added Stephen Clifton, Zach Wooten and Payton Maxheimer to its Office Agency Leasing team in Atlanta.
Analysts’ Opinion of CWK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CWK stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for CWK by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CWK in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $14 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CWK reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for CWK stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on December 06th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to CWK, setting the target price at $13 in the report published on April 10th of the previous year.
CWK Trading at -13.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CWK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.85%, as shares sank -19.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CWK fell by -6.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.58. In addition, Cushman & Wakefield plc saw -6.80% 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 CWK starting from TPG GP A, LLC, who sale 17,098,001 shares at the price of $11.00 back on May 22 ’24. After this action, TPG GP A, LLC now owns 0 shares of Cushman & Wakefield plc, valued at $188,078,011 using the latest closing price.
Robinson Nathaniel, the of Cushman & Wakefield plc, sale 40,000 shares at $9.99 during a trade that took place back on Feb 29 ’24, which means that Robinson Nathaniel is holding 40,427 shares at $399,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CWK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cushman & Wakefield plc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5.39, with 1.17 for asset returns.
Based on Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 494.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.24.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) has had a bad 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’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.
