In the past week, OPAL stock has gone down by -19.57%, with a monthly decline of -39.81% and a quarterly plunge of -47.50%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.50%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.00% for OPAL Fuels Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -26.79% for OPAL’s stock, with a simple moving average of -47.52% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in OPAL Fuels Inc (NASDAQ: OPAL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for OPAL Fuels Inc (NASDAQ: OPAL) is 10.82x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for OPAL is 0.61. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OPAL is 17.86M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.80% of that float. On March 17, 2025, OPAL’s average trading volume was 136.24K shares.
OPAL) stock’s latest price update
OPAL Fuels Inc (NASDAQ: OPAL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -12.90 compared to its previous closing price of 2.17. However, the company has seen a fall of -19.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-14 that OPAL Fuels Inc. (NASDAQ:OPAL ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 14, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Todd Firestone – Vice President, Investor Relations Adam Comora – Co-Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Maurer – Co-Chief Executive Officer Kazi Hasan – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Derrick Whitfield – Texas Capital Matthew Blair – TPH Thomas Merrick – Janney Montgomery Scott Adam Bubes – Goldman Sachs Ryan Pfingst – B. Riley Betty Zhang – Scotiabank Operator Good morning, and welcome to the OPAL Fuels Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call and Webcast.
Analysts’ Opinion of OPAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OPAL stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for OPAL by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for OPAL in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $5 based on the research report published on September 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OPAL reach a price target of $10.55. The rating they have provided for OPAL stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on September 29th, 2023.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to OPAL, setting the target price at $5.80 in the report published on September 15th of the previous year.
OPAL Trading at -35.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OPAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -63.51% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.50%, as shares sank -39.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -43.75% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OPAL fell by -19.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -60.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.5815. In addition, OPAL Fuels Inc saw -44.25% 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 OPAL starting from Dols Scott V., who purchase 11,192 shares at the price of $5.06 back on May 20 ’24. After this action, Dols Scott V. now owns 34,823 shares of OPAL Fuels Inc, valued at $56,596 using the latest closing price.
Falbo Anthony, the Chief Operating Officer of OPAL Fuels Inc, sale 9,621 shares at $4.89 during a trade that took place back on May 21 ’24, which means that Falbo Anthony is holding 0 shares at $47,047 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OPAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for OPAL Fuels Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.04.
Based on OPAL Fuels Inc (OPAL), the company’s capital structure generated 3.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 152.89 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of OPAL Fuels Inc (OPAL) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
