In the past week, BKYI stock has gone down by -20.00%, with a monthly decline of -3.55% and a quarterly surge of 97.10%. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.20%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 30.58% for Bio-Key International Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -16.23% for BKYI’s stock, with a simple moving average of -1.06% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Bio-Key International Inc (NASDAQ: BKYI) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BKYI is -0.01. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BKYI is 1.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.11% of that float. On January 31, 2025, BKYI’s average trading volume was 3.84M shares.
BKYI) stock’s latest price update
Bio-Key International Inc (NASDAQ: BKYI) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -4.90 compared to its previous closing price of 1.43. However, the company has seen a fall of -20.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-27 that BKYI: Wyoming Department of Education Chooses BIO-key PortalGuard IDaaS Platform to Secure Identity and Access Management for Critical Systems and Data.
Analysts’ Opinion of BKYI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BKYI stocks, with Maxim Group repeating the rating for BKYI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BKYI in the upcoming period, according to Maxim Group is $6 based on the research report published on March 26, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
BKYI Trading at 6.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BKYI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -63.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 30.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.20%, as shares sank -42.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +33.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BKYI fell by -20.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.6235. In addition, Bio-Key International Inc saw -20.47% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for BKYI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -1.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bio-Key International Inc stands at -1.42. The total capital return value is set at -17.5. Equity return is now at value -527.28, with -112.56 for asset returns.
Based on Bio-Key International Inc (BKYI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.95 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 18.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -53.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -7.85 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Bio-Key International Inc (BKYI) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “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.
