LifeMD Inc (NASDAQ: LFMD)’s stock price has soared by 1.66 in relation to previous closing price of 4.82. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-12-24 that NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LifeMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: LFMD), a leading provider of virtual primary care services, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a cash dividend to holders of the Company’s 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: LFMDP) equal to $0.5546875 per share.
Is It Worth Investing in LifeMD Inc (NASDAQ: LFMD) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for LFMD is also noteworthy at 1.50. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LFMD is 33.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 13.00% of that float. The average trading volume of LFMD on January 20, 2025 was 649.38K shares.
LFMD’s Market Performance
LFMD’s stock has seen a 3.38% increase for the week, with a -15.81% drop in the past month and a 2.94% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.40% for LifeMD Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.76% for LFMD’s stock, with a simple moving average of -25.59% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LFMD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LFMD stocks, with Lake Street repeating the rating for LFMD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LFMD in the upcoming period, according to Lake Street is $12 based on the research report published on December 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LFMD reach a price target of $7. The rating they have provided for LFMD stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 04th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to LFMD, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on August 23rd of the previous year.
LFMD Trading at -12.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LFMD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -61.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.25%, as shares sank -13.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.87% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LFMD rose by +3.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -50.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.09. In addition, LifeMD Inc saw -1.01% 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 LFMD starting from Schreiber Justin, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $5.19 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, Schreiber Justin now owns 2,703,715 shares of LifeMD Inc, valued at $129,668 using the latest closing price.
Schreiber Justin, the Chief Executive Officer of LifeMD Inc, sale 25,000 shares at $6.52 during a trade that took place back on Dec 02 ’24, which means that Schreiber Justin is holding 2,728,715 shares at $162,925 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LFMD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.92 for the gross margin
The net margin for LifeMD Inc stands at -0.13. The total capital return value is set at -0.87.
Based on LifeMD Inc (LFMD), the company’s capital structure generated 1.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.86. The debt to equity ratio resting at -3.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -8.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 29.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.83.
Conclusion
In summary, LifeMD Inc (LFMD) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
