In the past week, AQN stock has gone up by 5.62%, with a monthly gain of 7.64% and a quarterly surge of 9.03%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.16%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.62% for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.29% for AQN’s stock, with a -2.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (NYSE: AQN) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AQN is 0.72. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AQN is 766.86M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.39% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AQN on March 17, 2025 was 9.47M shares.
AQN) stock’s latest price update
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (NYSE: AQN)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.47 in comparison to its previous close of 4.90, however, the company has experienced a 5.62% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-13 that OAKVILLE, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $AQN–Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX/NYSE: AQN) (“AQN”, “Algonquin” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed CEO Rod West to the Board. The Board also intends to appoint Gavin Molinelli, Senior Partner and Portfolio Manager at Starboard Value LP (together with certain of its affiliates, “Starboard”) to the Board, subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Molinelli’s appointment.
Analysts’ Opinion of AQN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AQN stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for AQN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for AQN in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $7 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to AQN, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on August 12th of the previous year.
AQN Trading at 9.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AQN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.16%, as shares surge +5.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AQN rose by +5.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.86. In addition, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp saw 13.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for AQN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp stands at -0.55. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 1.65, with 0.45 for asset returns.
Based on Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN) 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’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.
