The stock of Astera Labs Inc (NASDAQ: ALAB) has decreased by -1.27 when compared to last closing price of 85.72. Despite this, the company has experienced a -3.67% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-24 that 2 Little-known AI Stocks to Buy to Reap Benefits in the Short Term. These are: FIVN, ALAB.
Is It Worth Investing in Astera Labs Inc (NASDAQ: ALAB) Right Now?
Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ALAB is 116.89M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ALAB on February 25, 2025 was 5.09M shares.
ALAB’s Market Performance
ALAB stock saw a decrease of -3.67% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -31.60% and a quarterly a decrease of -11.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.07%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.09% for Astera Labs Inc (ALAB). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.71% for ALAB stock, with a simple moving average of 10.69% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALAB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALAB stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for ALAB by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ALAB in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $120 based on the research report published on January 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALAB reach a price target of $142. The rating they have provided for ALAB stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
Northland Capital gave a rating of “Market Perform” to ALAB, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on January 02nd of the current year.
ALAB Trading at -26.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALAB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.07%, as shares sank -26.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALAB fell by -3.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $93.73. In addition, Astera Labs Inc saw -36.10% 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 ALAB starting from Mohan Jitendra, who sale 350,680 shares at the price of $89.51 back on Feb 19 ’25. After this action, Mohan Jitendra now owns 2,353,655 shares of Astera Labs Inc, valued at $31,390,706 using the latest closing price.
Gajendra Sanjay, the insider of Astera Labs Inc, sale 350,680 shares at $89.51 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Gajendra Sanjay is holding 2,353,655 shares at $31,390,706 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALAB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Astera Labs Inc stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at -0.12. Equity return is now at value -14.87, with -13.34 for asset returns.
Based on Astera Labs Inc (ALAB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 106.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -112.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 33.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 11.71.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Astera Labs Inc (ALAB) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
