In the past week, PBPB stock has gone up by 8.79%, with a monthly gain of 6.45% and a quarterly surge of 27.14%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.34%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.34% for Potbelly Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.51% for PBPB’s stock, with a 19.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ: PBPB) Right Now?
Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ: PBPB) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 8.32x compared to its average ratio. PBPB has 36-month beta value of 1.33. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PBPB is 25.07M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.58% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PBPB on January 14, 2025 was 135.01K shares.
PBPB) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ: PBPB) has increased by 14.66 when compared to last closing price of 9.07.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.79% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-26 that PBPB is on a strong growth trajectory, driven by its strategic initiatives focused on same-store sales growth and digitalization.
Analysts’ Opinion of PBPB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PBPB stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for PBPB by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PBPB in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $15 based on the research report published on January 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Lake Street, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PBPB reach a price target of $11. The rating they have provided for PBPB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 24th, 2023.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Buy” to PBPB, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.
PBPB Trading at 9.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PBPB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.34%, as shares surge +5.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +35.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PBPB rose by +8.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.41. In addition, Potbelly Corp saw 10.40% 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 PBPB starting from Nierenberg David, who purchase 7,600 shares at the price of $9.23 back on Jan 07 ’25. After this action, Nierenberg David now owns 101,998 shares of Potbelly Corp, valued at $70,149 using the latest closing price.
Nierenberg David, the 10% Owner of Potbelly Corp, purchase 4,740 shares at $9.36 during a trade that took place back on Dec 18 ’24, which means that Nierenberg David is holding 3,150 shares at $44,367 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PBPB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Potbelly Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 122.24, with 15.07 for asset returns.
Based on Potbelly Corp (PBPB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.97. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 21.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 46.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.49.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Potbelly Corp (PBPB) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
