The stock price of Driven Brands Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: DRVN) has jumped by 0.06 compared to previous close of 16.54. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-12 that CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN) (“Driven Brands” or the “Company”) today announced a change in its segment reporting, which is effective the first quarter of 2025. “Our re-aligned reporting structure better reflects how we view our operations and manage the company, providing important insights into the drivers of value creation. A key highlight is that Take 5 Oil Change is now a stand-alone segment, showcasing the strength of our flagship growth dri.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DRVN is 1.12. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DRVN is 57.95M and currently, short sellers hold a 14.93% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DRVN on March 14, 2025 was 618.98K shares.
DRVN’s Market Performance
DRVN’s stock has seen a 4.28% increase for the week, with a 2.22% rise in the past month and a -1.25% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.41% for Driven Brands Holdings Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.80% for DRVN’s stock, with a 12.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DRVN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DRVN stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for DRVN by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for DRVN in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $14 based on the research report published on July 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DRVN reach a price target of $12.50, previously predicting the price at $18. The rating they have provided for DRVN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 03rd, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to DRVN, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on February 20th of the previous year.
DRVN Trading at 2.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DRVN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.81%, as shares surge +2.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.03% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DRVN rose by +4.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +55.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.10. In addition, Driven Brands Holdings Inc saw 2.54% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DRVN starting from Halligan Catherine Ann, who sale 4,242 shares at the price of $17.42 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Halligan Catherine Ann now owns 17,791 shares of Driven Brands Holdings Inc, valued at $73,896 using the latest closing price.
Catherine Halligan, the Director of Driven Brands Holdings Inc, proposed sale 4,242 shares at $17.40 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Catherine Halligan is holding shares at $73,810 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DRVN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Driven Brands Holdings Inc stands at -0.13. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value -37.95, with -5.14 for asset returns.
Based on Driven Brands Holdings Inc (DRVN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.87 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 6.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 19.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 138.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.52.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Driven Brands Holdings Inc (DRVN) has seen better 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
