In the past week, CDW stock has gone down by -5.92%, with a monthly decline of -6.87% and a quarterly surge of 1.36%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.33%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.57% for CDW Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.51% for CDW’s stock, with a simple moving average of -12.62% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in CDW Corp (NASDAQ: CDW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CDW Corp (NASDAQ: CDW) is 22.75x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CDW is 1.00. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CDW is 132.01M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.12% of that float. On February 27, 2025, CDW’s average trading volume was 1.30M shares.
CDW) stock’s latest price update
CDW Corp (NASDAQ: CDW) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.64 compared to its previous closing price of 180.23. However, the company has seen a fall of -5.92% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-09 that CDW Corp.’s 4Q24 results show a return to y/y revenue growth, driven by a 4% increase in hardware sales, marking a key growth inflection point. The recovery in enterprise hardware demand, along with strong growth in cloud and security services, should drive significant revenue and earnings growth for CDW. CDW’s operating leverage is set to improve, with revenue growth carrying high incremental margins due to mostly fixed costs and a lower cost structure.
Analysts’ Opinion of CDW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CDW stocks, with Redburn Atlantic repeating the rating for CDW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CDW in the upcoming period, according to Redburn Atlantic is $230 based on the research report published on November 15, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CDW reach a price target of $235, previously predicting the price at $260. The rating they have provided for CDW stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 28th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to CDW, setting the target price at $245 in the report published on October 01st of the previous year.
CDW Trading at -2.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CDW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.33%, as shares sank -7.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CDW fell by -5.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $191.95. In addition, CDW Corp saw 4.22% 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 CDW starting from LEAHY CHRISTINE A, who purchase 1,200 shares at the price of $216.15 back on Aug 01 ’24. After this action, LEAHY CHRISTINE A now owns 102,200 shares of CDW Corp, valued at $259,380 using the latest closing price.
MIRALLES ALBERT JOSEPH JR, the of CDW Corp, purchase 1,050 shares at $216.62 during a trade that took place back on Aug 01 ’24, which means that MIRALLES ALBERT JOSEPH JR is holding 16,876 shares at $227,449 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CDW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for CDW Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 49.04, with 7.71 for asset returns.
Based on CDW Corp (CDW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.72 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.65 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.94. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.09for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.35.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of CDW Corp (CDW) 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.
