The stock price of Root Inc (NASDAQ: ROOT) has jumped by 11.30 compared to previous close of 134.23. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 11.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. cnbc.com reported 2025-03-13 that Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for giving “so much attention” to the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine deal.
Is It Worth Investing in Root Inc (NASDAQ: ROOT) Right Now?
Root Inc (NASDAQ: ROOT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.44x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ROOT is 2.38. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ROOT is 7.98M and currently, short sellers hold a 17.59% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ROOT on March 14, 2025 was 517.73K shares.
ROOT’s Market Performance
ROOT’s stock has seen a 11.59% increase for the week, with a 26.27% rise in the past month and a 80.92% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 12.45% for Root Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 19.75% for ROOT’s stock, with a 113.21% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROOT
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROOT reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for ROOT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 01st, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Outperform” to ROOT, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on February 26th of the previous year.
ROOT Trading at 42.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ROOT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 2.34% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.76%, as shares surge +2.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +93.99% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ROOT rose by +6.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +156.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $124.41. In addition, Root Inc saw 105.81% 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 ROOT starting from Ulman Doug, who proposed sale 4,000 shares at the price of $138.53 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, Ulman Doug now owns shares of Root Inc, valued at $554,120 using the latest closing price.
Allison Jonathan, the Chief Administrative Officer of Root Inc, sale 4,000 shares at $100.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 19 ’24, which means that Allison Jonathan is holding 60,571 shares at $400,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROOT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Root Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 10.41, with 2.48 for asset returns.
Based on Root Inc (ROOT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.98. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.98. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 78.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.79. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.21.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Root Inc (ROOT) 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.
