CSW Industrials Inc (NASDAQ: CSWI)’s stock price has dropped by -5.00 in relation to previous closing price of 345.37. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -13.88% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-30 that CSW Industrials, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSWI ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Alexa Huerta – IR Joseph Armes – Chairman, CEO and President James Perry – EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Jon Tanwanteng – CJS Securities Susan Maklari – Goldman Sachs Natalia Bak – Citi Operator Greetings, and welcome to the CSW Industrials’ Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in CSW Industrials Inc (NASDAQ: CSWI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CSW Industrials Inc (NASDAQ: CSWI) is above average at 44.55x. The 36-month beta value for CSWI is also noteworthy at 0.84. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CSWI is 16.61M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.06% of that float. The average trading volume of CSWI on January 31, 2025 was 103.26K shares.
CSWI’s Market Performance
CSWI’s stock has seen a -13.88% decrease for the week, with a -8.21% drop in the past month and a -10.34% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.83% for CSW Industrials Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.21% for CSWI’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CSWI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CSWI stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for CSWI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CSWI in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $450 based on the research report published on December 06, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CSWI reach a price target of $425. The rating they have provided for CSWI stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on November 25th, 2024.
CSWI Trading at -14.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CSWI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.21%, as shares sank -7.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CSWI fell by -13.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +39.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $365.42. In addition, CSW Industrials Inc saw -7.00% 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 CSWI starting from Armes Joseph B, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $378.32 back on Jan 15 ’25. After this action, Armes Joseph B now owns 48,848 shares of CSW Industrials Inc, valued at $378,320 using the latest closing price.
Sullivan Don, the EVP, Chief Strategy Officer of CSW Industrials Inc, sale 1,800 shares at $377.58 during a trade that took place back on Jan 15 ’25, which means that Sullivan Don is holding 29,004 shares at $679,653 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CSWI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for CSW Industrials Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 14.30, with 9.75 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 192.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.18. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.82.
Conclusion
In summary, CSW Industrials Inc (CSWI) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
