The stock of XP Inc (XP) has gone down by -0.13% for the week, with a -11.48% drop in the past month and a -33.88% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.49% for XP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.63% for XP’s stock, with a -36.53% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in XP Inc (NASDAQ: XP) Right Now?
XP Inc (NASDAQ: XP) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 7.46x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.60. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for XP is 354.90M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.28% of that float. On January 13, 2025, the average trading volume of XP was 5.72M shares.
XP) stock’s latest price update
XP Inc (NASDAQ: XP) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.55 compared to its previous closing price of 11.16. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.13% in its stock price over the last five trading days. invezz.com reported 2024-12-14 that HSBC says emerging markets could prove to be relatively “less vulnerable” as President-elect Donald Trump proceeds with raising tariffs on foreign goods in 2025. EMs typically have better growth dynamics than the developed markets which justifies a “small overweight” in their stocks.
Analysts’ Opinion of XP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XP stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for XP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for XP in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $16 based on the research report published on December 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XP reach a price target of $21, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for XP stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 11th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to XP, setting the target price at $23 in the report published on April 30th of the previous year.
XP Trading at -19.72% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -57.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.66%, as shares sank -12.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -35.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XP remain unchanged, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -55.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.00. In addition, XP Inc saw -3.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for XP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.35 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for XP Inc stands at 0.31. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 21.38, with 1.62 for asset returns.
Based on XP Inc (XP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.81 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
To sum up, XP Inc (XP) 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.
