The stock of Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (GGAL) has gone down by -2.72% for the week, with a 6.94% rise in the past month and a 34.55% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.78% for GGAL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.68% for GGAL stock, with a simple moving average of 59.86% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (NASDAQ: GGAL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (NASDAQ: GGAL) is above average at 7.46x. The 36-month beta value for GGAL is also noteworthy at 1.83. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GGAL is 119.25M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.78% of that float. The average trading volume of GGAL on January 24, 2025 was 1.12M shares.
GGAL) stock’s latest price update
Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (NASDAQ: GGAL)’s stock price has decreased by -1.31 compared to its previous closing price of 68.90. However, the company has seen a -2.72% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-21 that GGAL’s share price surged nearly 250% YTD, driven by increased investor confidence and strong loan demand in Argentina under Milei’s administration. GGAL’s robust capital position, with a Tier-1 CAR of 26%, allows flexibility for funding growth. The acquisition of HSBC’s Argentinian business at favorable terms enhances GGAL’s scale and positions it to benefit from resurging credit demand.
Analysts’ Opinion of GGAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GGAL stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for GGAL by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for GGAL in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $92 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GGAL reach a price target of $54. The rating they have provided for GGAL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 30th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to GGAL, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
GGAL Trading at 8.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GGAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.92%, as shares surge +8.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +26.92% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GGAL fell by -2.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +146.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $68.48. In addition, Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR saw 9.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for GGAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 32.82, with 6.44 for asset returns.
Based on Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (GGAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 36.33 million with net debt to EBITDA at -8.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.9. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.07.
Conclusion
In summary, Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (GGAL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
