The stock of GFL Environmental Inc (GFL) has seen a 2.75% increase in the past week, with a -3.64% drop in the past month, and a 3.36% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.31% for GFL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.99% for GFL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 8.36% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in GFL Environmental Inc (NYSE: GFL) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.16.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GFL is 258.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.74% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of GFL on January 27, 2025 was 1.28M shares.
GFL) stock’s latest price update
GFL Environmental Inc (NYSE: GFL)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.90 in comparison to its previous close of 42.29, however, the company has experienced a 2.75% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-22 that VAUGHAN, ON, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) (“GFL” or the “Company”) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results and 2025 guidance after the market closes on February 24, 2025 and will host an investor conference call related to this release on February 25, 2025 at 8:30 am Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by logging onto the Company’s Investors page at investors.gflenv.com or by clicking here or listeners may access the call toll-free by dialing 1-833-950-0062 in Canada or 1-833-470-1428 in the United States (access code: 828450) approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Analysts’ Opinion of GFL
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GFL reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for GFL stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on October 04th, 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Market Perform” to GFL, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on July 09th of the previous year.
GFL Trading at -3.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GFL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.80%, as shares sank -3.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.60% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GFL rose by +2.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $43.53. In addition, GFL Environmental Inc saw -3.25% 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 GFL starting from Patrick Dovigi, who proposed sale 600,000 shares at the price of $40.61 back on Sep 06 ’24. After this action, Patrick Dovigi now owns shares of GFL Environmental Inc, valued at $24,366,000 using the latest closing price.
Patrick Dovigi, the Director of GFL Environmental Inc, proposed sale 600,000 shares at $39.86 during a trade that took place back on Aug 08 ’24, which means that Patrick Dovigi is holding shares at $23,916,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GFL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for GFL Environmental Inc stands at -0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -8.26, with -2.90 for asset returns.
Based on GFL Environmental Inc (GFL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.48. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.58.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, GFL Environmental Inc (GFL) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
