The stock of Priority Technology Holdings Inc (PRTH) has seen a -14.98% decrease in the past week, with a -4.79% drop in the past month, and a -8.78% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.21% for PRTH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -15.44% for PRTH stock, with a simple moving average of 29.54% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Priority Technology Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PRTH) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PRTH is 0.99. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PRTH is 20.86M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.57% of that float. On March 04, 2025, PRTH’s average trading volume was 582.64K shares.
PRTH) stock’s latest price update
Priority Technology Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PRTH)’s stock price has decreased by -14.82 compared to its previous closing price of 10.73. However, the company has seen a -14.98% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-27 that Given the surge in PRTH shares, we evaluate its current position to determine whether investors should jump on the stock’s year-old rally.
Analysts’ Opinion of PRTH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PRTH stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for PRTH by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PRTH in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $14 based on the research report published on January 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PRTH reach a price target of $10, previously predicting the price at $5. The rating they have provided for PRTH stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 15th, 2023.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to PRTH, setting the target price at $4.50 in the report published on October 16th of the previous year.
PRTH Trading at -11.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PRTH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.88%, as shares sank -3.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.44% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PRTH fell by -14.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +151.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.81. In addition, Priority Technology Holdings Inc saw -22.21% 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 PRTH starting from Priore John Vito, who sale 3,454,575 shares at the price of $7.44 back on Jan 17 ’25. After this action, Priore John Vito now owns 5,314,430 shares of Priority Technology Holdings Inc, valued at $25,702,038 using the latest closing price.
Priore John Vito, the Director of Priority Technology Holdings Inc, sale 1,242,856 shares at $7.44 during a trade that took place back on Jan 21 ’25, which means that Priore John Vito is holding 4,071,574 shares at $9,246,849 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRTH
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 Priority Technology Holdings Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 57.39, with 0.97 for asset returns.
Based on Priority Technology Holdings Inc (PRTH), the company’s capital structure generated 1.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at -13.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 151.66 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.04.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Priority Technology Holdings Inc (PRTH) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish 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.
