Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO)’s stock price has plunge by -5.27relation to previous closing price of 37.37. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -7.33% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-27 that The return-to-office trend has boosted Vornado Realty Trust’s common shares, yet valuation concerns and a lower dividend yield likely make it a less attractive option. Vornado’s 4.45% CUM PFD O shares offer an alternative, yielding 5%+ higher than Vornado’s common shares. Moreover, O Series possesses less implied call and spread risk than other cumulative perpetuals. Some might reduce exposure to Vornado after its year-over-year run. However, reasons to maintain exposure to Vornado include, a systematic recovery in offices and optimism about PENN 2.
Is It Worth Investing in Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) Right Now?
Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 898.48x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for VNO is at 1.48. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for VNO is 175.84M, and currently, shorts hold a 6.28% of that float. The average trading volume for VNO on March 14, 2025 was 1.35M shares.
VNO’s Market Performance
The stock of Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has seen a -7.33% decrease in the past week, with a -17.08% drop in the past month, and a -22.06% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.12% for VNO. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.62% for VNO stock, with a simple moving average of -3.21% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VNO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VNO stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for VNO by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VNO in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $48 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to VNO, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
VNO Trading at -13.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VNO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.53%, as shares sank -15.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VNO fell by -7.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +51.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $39.60. In addition, Vornado Realty Trust saw -15.79% 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 VNO starting from WIGHT RUSSELL B JR, who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $44.86 back on Dec 10 ’24. After this action, WIGHT RUSSELL B JR now owns 1,034 shares of Vornado Realty Trust, valued at $89,728 using the latest closing price.
ZACHARY BACON WIGHT, the SON OF AFFILIATE RUSSELL B. WI of Vornado Realty Trust, proposed sale 2,000 shares at $44.86 during a trade that took place back on Dec 10 ’24, which means that ZACHARY BACON WIGHT is holding shares at $89,728 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VNO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vornado Realty Trust stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 1.32, with 0.44 for asset returns.
Based on Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -794.92 million with net debt to EBITDA at 11.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
