The stock of Fabrinet (FN) has seen a -15.37% decrease in the past week, with a -5.59% drop in the past month, and a -15.28% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.34% for FN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.96% for FN’s stock, with a -16.74% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) is above average at 21.85x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.88.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for FN is 35.83M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.66% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of FN on February 28, 2025 was 606.90K shares.
FN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) has plunged by -9.33 when compared to previous closing price of 215.32, but the company has seen a -15.37% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-26 that The Zacks Electronics – Miscellaneous Components industry players like BWXT, FN and OSIS are benefiting from the solid adoption of AI and the democratization of IoT.
Analysts’ Opinion of FN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FN stocks, with Fox Advisors repeating the rating for FN by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FN in the upcoming period, according to Fox Advisors is $270 based on the research report published on February 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FN reach a price target of $178, previously predicting the price at $194. The rating they have provided for FN stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on November 20th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to FN, setting the target price at $292 in the report published on November 14th of the previous year.
FN Trading at -13.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.72% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.26%, as shares sank -6.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.58% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FN fell by -15.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $216.82. In addition, Fabrinet saw -11.22% 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 FN starting from Gill Harpal, who proposed sale 18,675 shares at the price of $275.00 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, Gill Harpal now owns shares of Fabrinet, valued at $5,135,625 using the latest closing price.
Archer Edward T., the EVP, Sales & Marketing of Fabrinet, sale 8,690 shares at $220.26 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that Archer Edward T. is holding 8,333 shares at $1,914,021 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fabrinet stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 18.88, with 13.95 for asset returns.
Based on Fabrinet (FN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 62.86. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7006.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 360.71 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 2.12. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.32.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Fabrinet (FN) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
