Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -3.88 compared to its previous closing price of 29.66. However, the company has seen a fall of -7.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-01-12 that Every investment decision you make, even holding cash, requires making trade-offs. That’s an important fact to keep in mind when looking at a company like Kraft Heinz (KHC -3.88%).
Is It Worth Investing in Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) Right Now?
Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 25.60x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.46. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KHC is 1.20B, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.13% of that float. On January 13, 2025, the average trading volume of KHC was 9.34M shares.
KHC’s Market Performance
KHC’s stock has seen a -7.34% decrease for the week, with a -10.12% drop in the past month and a -17.77% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.84% for Kraft Heinz Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.59% for KHC’s stock, with a -16.56% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KHC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KHC stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for KHC by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for KHC in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $35 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KHC reach a price target of $35, previously predicting the price at $40. The rating they have provided for KHC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 19th, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to KHC, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on October 31st of the previous year.
KHC Trading at -9.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KHC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.30%, as shares sank -9.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KHC fell by -7.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.52. In addition, Kraft Heinz Co saw -7.16% 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 KHC starting from Navio Pedro F P, who sale 45,000 shares at the price of $33.45 back on Nov 05 ’24. After this action, Navio Pedro F P now owns 168,195 shares of Kraft Heinz Co, valued at $1,505,362 using the latest closing price.
PEDRO FRANCISCO PREZENCO NAVIO, the Officer of Kraft Heinz Co, proposed sale 45,000 shares at $33.45 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that PEDRO FRANCISCO PREZENCO NAVIO is holding shares at $1,505,362 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KHC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kraft Heinz Co stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 2.81, with 1.54 for asset returns.
Based on Kraft Heinz Co (KHC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.51 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
To sum up, Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) 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.
