The stock of Open Lending Corp (LPRO) has gone down by -0.58% for the week, with a -11.53% drop in the past month and a -13.90% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.18% for LPRO. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.43% for LPRO’s stock, with a simple moving average of -11.47% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Open Lending Corp (NASDAQ: LPRO) Right Now?
Open Lending Corp (NASDAQ: LPRO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 133.85x compared to its average ratio. LPRO has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LPRO is 108.45M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LPRO on January 20, 2025 was 325.52K shares.
LPRO) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Open Lending Corp (NASDAQ: LPRO) has jumped by 0.78 compared to previous close of 5.10. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-18 that Investors interested in Financial – Consumer Loans stocks are likely familiar with Capital One (COF) and Open Lending (LPRO). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
Analysts’ Opinion of LPRO
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to LPRO, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on February 06th of the previous year.
LPRO Trading at -14.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LPRO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.16%, as shares sank -21.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LPRO fell by -0.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.61. In addition, Open Lending Corp saw -13.90% 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 LPRO starting from Flynn John Joseph, who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $7.35 back on Mar 21 ’24. After this action, Flynn John Joseph now owns 1,993,762 shares of Open Lending Corp, valued at $367,290 using the latest closing price.
Flynn John Joseph, the Director of Open Lending Corp, sale 50,000 shares at $7.96 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’24, which means that Flynn John Joseph is holding 2,029,666 shares at $398,030 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LPRO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Open Lending Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 2.11, with 1.18 for asset returns.
Based on Open Lending Corp (LPRO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.66. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 41.3 million with net debt to EBITDA at -6.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 9.42.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Open Lending Corp (LPRO) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
