BrightSpring Health Services Inc (NASDAQ: BTSG) has seen a decline in its stock price by -4.17 in relation to its previous close of 23.72. However, the company has experienced a 8.81% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-22 that BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (BTSG) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn’t suggest further strength down the road.
Is It Worth Investing in BrightSpring Health Services Inc (NASDAQ: BTSG) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for BTSG is also noteworthy at 1.56. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BTSG is 55.74M, and at present, short sellers hold a 15.28% of that float. The average trading volume of BTSG on January 29, 2025 was 1.49M shares.
BTSG’s Market Performance
BTSG stock saw an increase of 8.81% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 30.33% and a quarterly increase of 46.17%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.68%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.91% for BrightSpring Health Services Inc (BTSG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 20.29% for BTSG stock, with a simple moving average of 60.09% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BTSG
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to BTSG, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on June 21st of the previous year.
BTSG Trading at 21.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BTSG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.68%, as shares surge +29.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BTSG rose by +8.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +117.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.90. In addition, BrightSpring Health Services Inc saw 33.47% 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 BTSG starting from Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., who sale 11,619,998 shares at the price of $11.13 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. now owns 23,239,996 shares of BrightSpring Health Services Inc, valued at $129,330,578 using the latest closing price.
KKR Group Partnership L.P., the 10% Owner of BrightSpring Health Services Inc, purchase 11,619,998 shares at $11.13 during a trade that took place back on Sep 11 ’24, which means that KKR Group Partnership L.P. is holding 92,959,984 shares at $129,330,578 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BTSG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for BrightSpring Health Services Inc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value -3.61, with -0.72 for asset returns.
Based on BrightSpring Health Services Inc (BTSG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.16.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 349.52 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.35.
Conclusion
In summary, BrightSpring Health Services Inc (BTSG) 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.
