Navient Corp (NASDAQ: NAVI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.49x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for NAVI is at 1.46. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for NAVI is 104.77M, and currently, shorts hold a 8.07% of that float. The average trading volume for NAVI on January 30, 2025 was 932.37K shares.
NAVI) stock’s latest price update
Navient Corp (NASDAQ: NAVI) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -3.25 compared to its previous closing price of 14.75. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.14% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-29 that Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call January 29, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Jen Earyes – Head of Investor Relations David Yowan – Chief Executive Officer Edward Bramson – Vice Chair of Board of Directors Joe Fisher – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW Bill Ryan – Seaport Research Rick Shane – JPMorgan Moshe Orenbuch – TD Cowen Nate Richam – Bank of America Terry Ma – Barclays Jeff Adelson – Morgan Stanley Mark DeVries – Deutsche Bank Ryan Shelley – Bank of America Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to Navient’s Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
NAVI’s Market Performance
NAVI’s stock has fallen by -0.14% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 7.05% and a quarterly drop of -5.56%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.46% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.50% for Navient Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.97% for NAVI’s stock, with a -5.22% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NAVI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NAVI stocks, with Seaport Research Partners repeating the rating for NAVI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NAVI in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Research Partners is $18 based on the research report published on January 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NAVI reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for NAVI stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 30th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to NAVI, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on April 03rd of the previous year.
NAVI Trading at -0.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NAVI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.46%, as shares surge +9.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NAVI fell by -0.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.73. In addition, Navient Corp saw 7.37% 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 NAVI starting from HAUBER STEPHEN M, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $15.00 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, HAUBER STEPHEN M now owns 256,883 shares of Navient Corp, valued at $150,000 using the latest closing price.
HAUBER STEPHEN M, the Officer of Navient Corp, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $15.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that HAUBER STEPHEN M is holding shares at $150,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NAVI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.78 for the present operating margin
- 0.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for Navient Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 2.83, with 0.14 for asset returns.
Based on Navient Corp (NAVI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.95 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 18.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.95 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 13.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.35for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Navient Corp (NAVI) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
