Radian Group, Inc (NYSE: RDN)’s stock price has decreased by -0.79 compared to its previous closing price of 34.26. However, the company has seen a 2.32% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-21 that Radian Group stock is poised to gain from an improving mortgage insurance portfolio, declining claims, a solid capital position and effective capital deployment.
Is It Worth Investing in Radian Group, Inc (NYSE: RDN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Radian Group, Inc (NYSE: RDN) is 8.80x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for RDN is 1.06. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RDN is 146.84M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.63% of that float. On January 30, 2025, RDN’s average trading volume was 1.23M shares.
RDN’s Market Performance
RDN’s stock has seen a 2.32% increase for the week, with a 5.89% rise in the past month and a 1.28% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.86% for Radian Group, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.44% for RDN’s stock, with a 2.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RDN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RDN stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for RDN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for RDN in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $36 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RDN reach a price target of $35, previously predicting the price at $36. The rating they have provided for RDN stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on April 04th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Outperform” to RDN, setting the target price at $29 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
RDN Trading at 2.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RDN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.80%, as shares surge +6.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RDN rose by +2.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.54. In addition, Radian Group, Inc saw 7.16% 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 RDN starting from Thornberry Richard G, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $34.17 back on Jan 28 ’25. After this action, Thornberry Richard G now owns 869,452 shares of Radian Group, Inc, valued at $683,462 using the latest closing price.
Thornberry Richard G, the Officer of Radian Group, Inc, proposed sale 20,000 shares at $34.17 during a trade that took place back on Jan 28 ’25, which means that Thornberry Richard G is holding shares at $683,461 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RDN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.64 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Radian Group, Inc stands at 0.46. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 13.53, with 7.61 for asset returns.
Based on Radian Group, Inc (RDN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.7.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.60.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Radian Group, Inc (RDN) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
