Comerica, Inc (NYSE: CMA)’s stock price has increased by 3.45 compared to its previous closing price of 60.92. However, the company has seen a -0.08% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. techcrunch.com reported 2025-01-14 that The Competition and Markets Authority — the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog — is wasting no time in lodging its first official investigation of 2025 under its new rules that came into effect this month. It’s looking into the market dominance of Google in Search, including the new work it’s doing in AI search as well as its giant search advertising business, and what remedies it might impose to improve competition in the space.
Is It Worth Investing in Comerica, Inc (NYSE: CMA) Right Now?
Comerica, Inc (NYSE: CMA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 15.75x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.27. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CMA is 130.34M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.53% of that float. On January 15, 2025, the average trading volume of CMA was 2.22M shares.
CMA’s Market Performance
CMA stock saw a decrease of -0.08% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.53% and a quarterly a decrease of 2.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.54%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.56% for Comerica, Inc (CMA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.02% for CMA’s stock, with a 9.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMA stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for CMA by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CMA in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $71 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to CMA, setting the target price at $73 in the report published on November 15th of the previous year.
CMA Trading at -4.86% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.20% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.54%, as shares sank -5.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMA fell by -0.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $62.38. In addition, Comerica, Inc saw 1.89% 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 CMA starting from Bailey Corey R, who sale 1,857 shares at the price of $71.36 back on Dec 02 ’24. After this action, Bailey Corey R now owns 25,817 shares of Comerica, Inc, valued at $132,516 using the latest closing price.
Bailey Corey R, the Officer of Comerica, Inc, proposed sale 1,857 shares at $71.36 during a trade that took place back on Dec 02 ’24, which means that Bailey Corey R is holding shares at $132,516 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CMA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.38 for the present operating margin
- 0.95 for the gross margin
The net margin for Comerica, Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 9.05, with 0.67 for asset returns.
Based on Comerica, Inc (CMA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.23 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 22.93. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.30.
Conclusion
To sum up, Comerica, Inc (CMA) has seen a mixed 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.
