The stock of Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR (DDL) has gone up by 7.35% for the week, with a -13.26% drop in the past month and a 11.17% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 6.40% for DDL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.12% for DDL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 30.29% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR (NYSE: DDL) Right Now?
Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR (NYSE: DDL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.33x compared to its average ratio. DDL has 36-month beta value of 0.44. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DDL is 144.84M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.15% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DDL on January 17, 2025 was 1.14M shares.
DDL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR (NYSE: DDL) has jumped by 2.54 compared to previous close of 3.35. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 7.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-12 that Dingdong’s Q3 2024 net income was +5% above consensus, as its revenue grew +27% YoY and its operating margin improved by +186 basis points YoY for the recent quarter. DDL’s financial outlook for Q4 2024 and FY 2024 is positive, considering expectations of an increase in new frontline fulfillment station openings and an improvement in operating efficiency. I raise my rating for DDL to a Buy, taking into account its performance, prospects, and valuations.
Analysts’ Opinion of DDL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DDL stocks, with Daiwa Securities repeating the rating for DDL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DDL in the upcoming period, according to Daiwa Securities is $2.80 based on the research report published on August 01, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DDL reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $2.50. The rating they have provided for DDL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on May 16th, 2022.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to DDL, setting the target price at $4.20 in the report published on March 21st of the previous year.
DDL Trading at -12.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DDL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.26%, as shares sank -18.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DDL rose by +8.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +166.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.55. In addition, Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR saw 4.73% 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 DDL starting from Ocean Moira Holding Limited, who proposed sale 236,441 shares at the price of $3.59 back on Dec 31 ’24. After this action, Ocean Moira Holding Limited now owns shares of Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR, valued at $848,823 using the latest closing price.
Ocean II DE DON HK Limited, the Affiliate of Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR, proposed sale 308,485 shares at $3.59 during a trade that took place back on Dec 31 ’24, which means that Ocean II DE DON HK Limited is holding shares at $1,107,461 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DDL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 38.60, with 2.67 for asset returns.
Based on Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR (DDL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.82 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 182.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 162.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.00.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd ADR (DDL) 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.
