Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ: WHLR)’s stock price has dropped by -13.33 in relation to previous closing price of 2.85. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accesswire.com reported 2024-11-07 that VIRGINIA BEACH, VA / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2024 / Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLR) announced today that it has reported its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 on Form 10-Q. In addition, the Company has posted supplemental information to its website regarding Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ: WHLR) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for WHLR is also noteworthy at 1.56. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for WHLR is 2.40M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.44% of that float. The average trading volume of WHLR on January 20, 2025 was 1.80M shares.
WHLR’s Market Performance
The stock of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (WHLR) has seen a -2.76% decrease in the past week, with a -46.30% drop in the past month, and a -87.82% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 31.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 20.30% for WHLR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -25.34% for WHLR’s stock, with a -94.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WHLR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WHLR stocks, with B. Riley FBR Inc. repeating the rating for WHLR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WHLR in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley FBR Inc. is $9 based on the research report published on February 20, 2018 of the previous year 2018.
B. Riley FBR Inc., on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WHLR reach a price target of $13. The rating they have provided for WHLR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 17th, 2018.
WHLR Trading at -63.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WHLR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -98.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 20.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 31.67%, as shares sank -48.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -83.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WHLR fell by -2.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -97.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.31. In addition, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc saw -26.71% 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 WHLR starting from Ursa Fund Management, LLC, who purchase 7,300 shares at the price of $26.73 back on Dec 30 ’24. After this action, Ursa Fund Management, LLC now owns 395,600 shares of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc, valued at $195,122 using the latest closing price.
Ursa Fund Management, LLC, the 10% Owner of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc, purchase 3,600 shares at $27.12 during a trade that took place back on Dec 31 ’24, which means that Ursa Fund Management, LLC is holding 399,200 shares at $97,638 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WHLR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.35 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc stands at -0.3. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value -70.84, with -4.56 for asset returns.
Based on Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (WHLR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.95 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 19.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 59.16 million with net debt to EBITDA at 46.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15.
Conclusion
In summary, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (WHLR) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed 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.
