Calumet Inc (NASDAQ: CLMT)’s stock price has plunge by 1.08relation to previous closing price of 11.14. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -9.56% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-11 that Calumet delivered in-line Q4 2024 results, with management’s asset sales and cash generation efforts creating a favorable buying opportunity. Specialty EBITDA is projected to improve to the low $200 million range in 2025, driven by stronger Gulf Coast 2-1-1 spreads and operational efficiencies. The partial sale of Performance Brands for $110 million will be offset by operational efficiencies, maintaining EBITDA levels over the next two years.
Is It Worth Investing in Calumet Inc (NASDAQ: CLMT) Right Now?
CLMT has 36-month beta value of 1.48. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CLMT is 68.77M, and currently, short sellers hold a 14.05% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CLMT on March 14, 2025 was 1.31M shares.
CLMT’s Market Performance
The stock of Calumet Inc (CLMT) has seen a -9.56% decrease in the past week, with a -29.09% drop in the past month, and a -47.68% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.60% for CLMT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -19.11% for CLMT stock, with a simple moving average of -36.51% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CLMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CLMT stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for CLMT by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CLMT in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $16 based on the research report published on March 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CLMT reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $20.50. The rating they have provided for CLMT stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on February 04th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to CLMT, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on November 11th of the previous year.
CLMT Trading at -32.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CLMT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.60%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.16%, as shares sank -35.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -46.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CLMT fell by -9.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.92. In addition, Calumet Inc saw -48.86% 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 CLMT starting from Mawer Stephen P, who sale 3,655 shares at the price of $12.64 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Mawer Stephen P now owns 196,898 shares of Calumet Inc, valued at $46,199 using the latest closing price.
Mawer Stephen P, the Officer of Calumet Inc, proposed sale 3,655 shares at $12.53 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that Mawer Stephen P is holding shares at $45,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CLMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Calumet Inc stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.0.
Based on Calumet Inc (CLMT), the company’s capital structure generated -0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 164.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.89.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Calumet Inc (CLMT) 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.
