The stock of Arqit Quantum Inc (ARQQ) has seen a 1.13% increase in the past week, with a -29.00% drop in the past month, and a -41.37% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.99% for ARQQ. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.13% for ARQQ’s stock, with a 1.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ARQQ is 2.09. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ARQQ is 5.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.14% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ARQQ on March 13, 2025 was 834.29K shares.
ARQQ) stock’s latest price update
Arqit Quantum Inc (NASDAQ: ARQQ) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 13.38 compared to its previous closing price of 11.81. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.13% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-03 that LONDON, Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arqit Quantum Inc. (“Arqit”), a global leader in quantum-safe encryption, announces that CEO Andy Leaver will sit down with H.C. Wainwright Equity Research Analyst Scott Buck on 6 February 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss next generation encryption and Arqit.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARQQ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARQQ stocks, with H.C. Wainwright repeating the rating for ARQQ by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ARQQ in the upcoming period, according to H.C. Wainwright is $52 based on the research report published on December 31, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARQQ reach a price target of $7. The rating they have provided for ARQQ stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on July 19th, 2022.
H.C. Wainwright gave a rating of “Buy” to ARQQ, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on April 26th of the previous year.
ARQQ Trading at -37.96% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ARQQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -74.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.07%, as shares sank -23.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -69.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARQQ rose by +1.13%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.11. In addition, Arqit Quantum Inc saw -65.53% 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 ARQQ starting from Pointon Nicholas, who proposed sale 122 shares at the price of $17.03 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, Pointon Nicholas now owns shares of Arqit Quantum Inc, valued at $2,077 using the latest closing price.
Willcocks Patrick, the Officer of Arqit Quantum Inc, proposed sale 672 shares at $17.79 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that Willcocks Patrick is holding shares at $11,956 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARQQ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -65.37 for the present operating margin
- -0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Arqit Quantum Inc stands at -108.71. The total capital return value is set at -3.33. Equity return is now at value -61.11, with -37.91 for asset returns.
Based on Arqit Quantum Inc (ARQQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -47.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -20.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 206.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.94.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Arqit Quantum Inc (ARQQ) has seen bad 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.
