In the past week, CHWY stock has gone up by 2.50%, with a monthly gain of 17.50% and a quarterly surge of 24.86%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.89%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.17% for Chewy Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.29% for CHWY stock, with a simple moving average of 42.30% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Chewy Inc (NYSE: CHWY) Right Now?
Chewy Inc (NYSE: CHWY) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.87x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CHWY is 1.08. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CHWY is 159.78M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CHWY on January 13, 2025 was 5.84M shares.
CHWY) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Chewy Inc (NYSE: CHWY) has increased by 1.49 when compared to last closing price of 36.32. Despite this, the company has experienced a 2.50% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-08 that When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock’s price, but are they really important?
Analysts’ Opinion of CHWY
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHWY reach a price target of $42, previously predicting the price at $24. The rating they have provided for CHWY stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
CHWY Trading at 12.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHWY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.89%, as shares surge +12.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +37.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHWY rose by +1.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +140.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.35. In addition, Chewy Inc saw 10.06% 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 CHWY starting from Argos Holdings GP LLC, who sale 7,000,000 shares at the price of $35.77 back on Jan 06 ’25. After this action, Argos Holdings GP LLC now owns 0 shares of Chewy Inc, valued at $250,390,000 using the latest closing price.
Singh Sumit, the Chief Executive Officer of Chewy Inc, sale 63,187 shares at $37.62 during a trade that took place back on Jan 06 ’25, which means that Singh Sumit is holding 643,939 shares at $2,377,221 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHWY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Chewy Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 131.11, with 13.72 for asset returns.
Based on Chewy Inc (CHWY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.7 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 23.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 161.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.31. The receivables turnover for the company is 59.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.87. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.74.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Chewy Inc (CHWY) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
