Lantronix Inc (NASDAQ: LTRX)’s stock price has soared by 9.13 in relation to previous closing price of 2.52. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.14% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-26 that IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lantronix Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX), a global leader of compute and connectivity for IoT solutions enabling AI Edge Intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership with Redtree Solutions, the largest manufacturer representative in EMEA, to represent its Open-Q™ embedded compute System-on-Module (SOM) and Development Kit solutions throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Is It Worth Investing in Lantronix Inc (NASDAQ: LTRX) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LTRX is 1.86. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LTRX is 32.09M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LTRX on March 05, 2025 was 432.33K shares.
LTRX’s Market Performance
LTRX’s stock has seen a -2.14% decrease for the week, with a -30.03% drop in the past month and a -5.82% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.74% for Lantronix Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.67% for LTRX’s stock, with a -24.53% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LTRX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LTRX stocks, with Canaccord Genuity repeating the rating for LTRX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LTRX in the upcoming period, according to Canaccord Genuity is $7.50 based on the research report published on September 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LTRX reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $8.50. The rating they have provided for LTRX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 12th, 2024.
Needham gave a rating of “Buy” to LTRX, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on February 09th of the previous year.
LTRX Trading at -22.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LTRX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.74%, as shares sank -26.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LTRX fell by -2.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.08. In addition, Lantronix Inc saw -33.25% 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 LTRX starting from Palatnik Kevin S., who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $2.54 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, Palatnik Kevin S. now owns 20,000 shares of Lantronix Inc, valued at $50,750 using the latest closing price.
Awsare Saleel, the President & CEO of Lantronix Inc, purchase 15,000 shares at $2.53 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that Awsare Saleel is holding 253,380 shares at $37,965 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LTRX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lantronix Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -6.35, with -3.44 for asset returns.
Based on Lantronix Inc (LTRX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.62 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.16. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.56.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lantronix Inc (LTRX) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
