In the past week, EWCZ stock has gone down by -25.71%, with a monthly decline of -33.08% and a quarterly plunge of -31.11%. The volatility ratio for the week is 17.78%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.19% for European Wax Center Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -30.04% for EWCZ’s stock, with a -40.84% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ) is above average at 19.48x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.04.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for EWCZ is 30.28M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.28% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of EWCZ on March 12, 2025 was 607.16K shares.
EWCZ) stock’s latest price update
The stock of European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ) has decreased by -12.92 when compared to last closing price of 5.11. Despite this, the company has experienced a -25.71% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-11 that The headline numbers for European Wax Center (EWCZ) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Analysts’ Opinion of EWCZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EWCZ stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for EWCZ by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EWCZ in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $7 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EWCZ reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for EWCZ stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on December 19th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to EWCZ, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on November 15th of the previous year.
EWCZ Trading at -31.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EWCZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -70.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 17.78%, as shares sank -35.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.67% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EWCZ fell by -25.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -57.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.36. In addition, European Wax Center Inc saw -33.28% 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 EWCZ starting from Scott Nital P., who sale 15,048 shares at the price of $5.80 back on Dec 18 ’24. After this action, Scott Nital P. now owns 14,214 shares of European Wax Center Inc, valued at $87,278 using the latest closing price.
Scott Nital P., the Director of European Wax Center Inc, sale 4,344 shares at $5.85 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Scott Nital P. is holding 29,262 shares at $25,419 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EWCZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for European Wax Center Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 13.00, with 1.50 for asset returns.
Based on European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.85 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 58.42 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 31.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.17.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ) 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.
