The stock price of Ouster Inc (NASDAQ: OUST) has jumped by 8.03 compared to previous close of 10.72. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-17 that SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $OUST–Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) (“Ouster” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of high-performance lidar sensors and software solutions for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries, announced today the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Mark Weinswig, effective January 31, 2025, to pursue a new career opportunity. Mr. Weinswig will assist the Company to ensure a successful transition of responsibilities prior to his dep.
Is It Worth Investing in Ouster Inc (NASDAQ: OUST) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for OUST is 2.34. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OUST is 45.51M and currently, short sellers hold a 10.68% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of OUST on January 24, 2025 was 1.57M shares.
OUST’s Market Performance
OUST’s stock has seen a 2.76% increase for the week, with a -3.33% drop in the past month and a 38.19% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.15%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 11.48% for Ouster Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.65% for OUST’s stock, with a 20.10% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OUST
Cantor Fitzgerald, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OUST reach a price target of $10, previously predicting the price at $12. The rating they have provided for OUST stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 11th, 2024.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Neutral” to OUST, setting the target price at $13 in the report published on May 22nd of the previous year.
OUST Trading at 8.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OUST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.15%, as shares sank -6.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +43.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OUST rose by +1.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.14. In addition, Ouster Inc saw -5.23% 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 OUST starting from SPENCER DARIEN, who sale 248 shares at the price of $9.08 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, SPENCER DARIEN now owns 291,470 shares of Ouster Inc, valued at $2,252 using the latest closing price.
Chung Megan, the General Counsel and Secretary of Ouster Inc, sale 13,671 shares at $9.69 during a trade that took place back on Dec 12 ’24, which means that Chung Megan is holding 149,647 shares at $132,480 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OUST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -1.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ouster Inc stands at -1.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.56. Equity return is now at value -61.40, with -38.92 for asset returns.
Based on Ouster Inc (OUST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.11 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -18.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -342.62 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.41. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.12.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Ouster Inc (OUST) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
