The stock price of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE: AXTA) has dropped by -2.66 compared to previous close of 37.66. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -3.02% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-09 that Axalta has been outperforming analyst estimates for quite some time. I believe the company is on the right track, and it should continue to show good performance going forward. AXTA is in progress to achieving all its growth targets that it laid down on its 2024 strategy day within 2025, which were initially planned to achieve in 2026. While topline growth was weak due to end market weakness, I believe there is potential for the company to surprise on the upside regarding revenue once the end market.
Is It Worth Investing in Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE: AXTA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE: AXTA) is 20.64x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AXTA is 1.46. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AXTA is 216.93M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.99% of that float. On February 12, 2025, AXTA’s average trading volume was 1.81M shares.
AXTA’s Market Performance
The stock of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA) has seen a -3.02% decrease in the past week, with a 7.09% rise in the past month, and a -8.26% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.91% for AXTA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.46% for AXTA’s stock, with a 1.75% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AXTA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AXTA stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for AXTA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for AXTA in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $41 based on the research report published on January 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AXTA reach a price target of $41, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for AXTA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 18th, 2024.
AXTA Trading at 0.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AXTA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.07%, as shares surge +5.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AXTA fell by -2.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $36.83. In addition, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd saw 7.12% 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 AXTA starting from Troy Weaver, who proposed sale 10,457 shares at the price of $37.57 back on Feb 10 ’25. After this action, Troy Weaver now owns shares of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, valued at $392,845 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AXTA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 21.49, with 5.39 for asset returns.
Based on Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 17.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 706.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.01.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA) has been mixed 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.
