The stock of Culp Inc (CULP) has seen a -16.03% decrease in the past week, with a -16.82% drop in the past month, and a -14.56% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.67% for CULP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -15.73% for CULP’s stock, with a -15.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Culp Inc (NYSE: CULP) Right Now?
CULP has 36-month beta value of 1.02. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CULP is 11.22M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.18% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CULP on March 07, 2025 was 20.06K shares.
CULP) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Culp Inc (NYSE: CULP) has dropped by -12.35 compared to previous close of 5.02. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -16.03% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-06 that Culp, Inc (NYSE:CULP ) Q3 2025 Results Conference Call March 6, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Dru Anderson – Head of Investor Relations Robert Culp – President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Bowling – Chief Financial Officer Tommy Bruno – EVP of Culp Home Fashions Mary Beth Hunsberger – President, Culp Upholstery Fabric Division Conference Call Participants Brian Gordon – Water Tower Research Operator Good day, and welcome to the Culp, Inc. Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.
Analysts’ Opinion of CULP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CULP stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for CULP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CULP in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $13 based on the research report published on May 29, 2020 of the previous year 2020.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CULP reach a price target of $11, previously predicting the price at $20. The rating they have provided for CULP stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 19th, 2020.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to CULP, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on March 01st of the previous year.
CULP Trading at -18.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CULP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.95%, as shares sank -16.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CULP fell by -16.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.22. In addition, Culp Inc saw -25.04% 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 CULP starting from Gatling Kimberly Bullock, who purchase 2,090 shares at the price of $5.83 back on Dec 30 ’24. After this action, Gatling Kimberly Bullock now owns 36,046 shares of Culp Inc, valued at $12,181 using the latest closing price.
English Aron R., the 10% Owner of Culp Inc, purchase 7,634 shares at $5.25 during a trade that took place back on Dec 19 ’24, which means that English Aron R. is holding 1,620,151 shares at $40,078 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CULP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Culp Inc stands at -0.1. The total capital return value is set at -0.26. Equity return is now at value -31.18, with -16.25 for asset returns.
Based on Culp Inc (CULP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 166.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.85 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.68.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Culp Inc (CULP) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
