The stock of Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) has seen a 0.64% increase in the past week, with a -10.95% drop in the past month, and a -3.53% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.53% for GTLS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.11% for GTLS’s stock, with a 16.46% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Chart Industries Inc (NYSE: GTLS) Right Now?
Chart Industries Inc (NYSE: GTLS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.56x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GTLS is 1.89. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GTLS is 42.56M and currently, short sellers hold a 10.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GTLS on February 28, 2025 was 661.18K shares.
GTLS) stock’s latest price update
Chart Industries Inc (NYSE: GTLS) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.43 compared to its previous closing price of 182.25. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.64% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-28 that Chart Industries (GTLS) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.66 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.25 per share a year ago.
Analysts’ Opinion of GTLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GTLS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for GTLS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for GTLS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $175 based on the research report published on September 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GTLS reach a price target of $193. The rating they have provided for GTLS stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on May 08th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to GTLS, setting the target price at $265 in the report published on May 06th of the previous year.
GTLS Trading at -7.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GTLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.28%, as shares sank -17.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.14% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GTLS fell by -4.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $194.48. In addition, Chart Industries Inc saw -4.09% 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 GTLS starting from Evanko Jillian C., who purchase 303 shares at the price of $164.35 back on Nov 15 ’24. After this action, Evanko Jillian C. now owns 125,751 shares of Chart Industries Inc, valued at $49,797 using the latest closing price.
Harty Linda S, the Director of Chart Industries Inc, purchase 5,000 shares at $48.05 during a trade that took place back on Sep 16 ’24, which means that Harty Linda S is holding 5,000 shares at $240,230 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GTLS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Chart Industries Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 6.77, with 2.05 for asset returns.
Based on Chart Industries Inc (GTLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 647.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.27.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
