BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB)’s stock price has decreased by -2.79 compared to its previous closing price of 5.91. However, the company has seen a 9.44% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-13 that BlackBerry (BB) closed the most recent trading day at $5.91, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session.
Is It Worth Investing in BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BB is 1.29. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for BB is 581.20M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.52% of that float. On February 14, 2025, BB’s average trading volume was 18.67M shares.
BB’s Market Performance
BB’s stock has seen a 9.44% increase for the week, with a 38.78% rise in the past month and a 137.41% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.95% for BlackBerry Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 21.20% for BB’s stock, with a 100.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BB stocks, with TD Securities repeating the rating for BB by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BB in the upcoming period, according to TD Securities is $4 based on the research report published on December 20, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to BB, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on December 21st of the previous year.
BB Trading at 44.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.38%, as shares surge +37.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +125.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BB rose by +10.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +102.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.74. In addition, BlackBerry Ltd saw 51.99% 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 BB starting from Chai Jay P., who sale 24,425 shares at the price of $4.19 back on Jan 24 ’25. After this action, Chai Jay P. now owns 0 shares of BlackBerry Ltd, valued at $102,341 using the latest closing price.
ERIKSSON MATTIAS, the President of IoT of BlackBerry Ltd, sale 12,680 shares at $4.00 during a trade that took place back on Jan 06 ’25, which means that ERIKSSON MATTIAS is holding 278,306 shares at $50,720 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for BlackBerry Ltd stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -13.55, with -7.75 for asset returns.
Based on BlackBerry Ltd (BB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.93 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 13.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -13.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -18.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.37.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of BlackBerry Ltd (BB) 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.
