The stock of Sysco Corp (SYY) has gone down by -0.30% for the week, with a -5.82% drop in the past month and a -2.51% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.56% for SYY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.36% for SYY’s stock, with a -2.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sysco Corp (NYSE: SYY) Right Now?
Sysco Corp (NYSE: SYY) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.89x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.18. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SYY is 489.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.82% of that float. On January 22, 2025, the average trading volume of SYY was 2.85M shares.
SYY) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Sysco Corp (NYSE: SYY) has surged by 0.57 when compared to previous closing price of 73.07, but the company has seen a -0.30% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-21 that Sysco (SYY) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts’ Opinion of SYY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SYY stocks, with Melius repeating the rating for SYY by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SYY in the upcoming period, according to Melius is $85 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SYY reach a price target of $85. The rating they have provided for SYY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 28th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to SYY, setting the target price at $73 in the report published on November 21st of the previous year.
SYY Trading at -4.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SYY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.74%, as shares sank -4.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.75% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SYY fell by -0.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $75.27. In addition, Sysco Corp saw -3.88% 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 SYY starting from Bertrand Greg D, who sale 48,027 shares at the price of $77.00 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, Bertrand Greg D now owns 56,304 shares of Sysco Corp, valued at $3,698,079 using the latest closing price.
Bertrand Greg D, the Officer of Sysco Corp, proposed sale 48,027 shares at $77.00 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that Bertrand Greg D is holding shares at $3,698,079 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SYY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sysco Corp stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 89.64, with 7.90 for asset returns.
Based on Sysco Corp (SYY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.86 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 6.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.17 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.26.
Conclusion
To sum up, Sysco Corp (SYY) has seen a bad 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.
