Mister Car Wash Inc (NASDAQ: MCW) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 32.92x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.60. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MCW is 95.39M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.73% of that float. On January 24, 2025, the average trading volume of MCW was 1.23M shares.
MCW) stock’s latest price update
Mister Car Wash Inc (NASDAQ: MCW) has seen a rise in its stock price by 2.80 in relation to its previous close of 7.15. However, the company has experienced a 3.81% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-19 that TUCSON, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCW), the nation’s largest car wash brand, today announced that it will voluntarily transfer the listing of its common stock from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) effective December 31, 2024, after market close. The Company expects its common stock to begin trading on Nasdaq upon market open on January 2, 2025, and continue to trade under the ticker symbol “MCW”. About.
MCW’s Market Performance
MCW’s stock has risen by 3.81% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.40% and a quarterly rise of 16.30%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.91% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.93% for Mister Car Wash Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.57% for MCW’s stock, with a 4.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MCW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MCW stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for MCW by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for MCW in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $8 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MCW reach a price target of $8.50. The rating they have provided for MCW stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on May 03rd, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Buy” to MCW, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on March 19th of the previous year.
MCW Trading at -2.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MCW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.91%, as shares surge +3.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.08% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MCW rose by +3.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.17. In addition, Mister Car Wash Inc saw 0.82% 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 MCW starting from Rogers Veronica, who sale 6,250 shares at the price of $7.78 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, Rogers Veronica now owns 18,401 shares of Mister Car Wash Inc, valued at $48,625 using the latest closing price.
Rogers Veronica, the Director of Mister Car Wash Inc, proposed sale 6,250 shares at $7.78 during a trade that took place back on Dec 06 ’24, which means that Rogers Veronica is holding shares at $48,610 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MCW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mister Car Wash Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 7.85, with 2.49 for asset returns.
Based on Mister Car Wash Inc (MCW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 248.14 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 53.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.27.
Conclusion
To sum up, Mister Car Wash Inc (MCW) has seen a better 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.
