SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES)’s stock price has increased by 9.10 compared to its previous closing price of 0.40. However, the company has seen a -9.95% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-12 that WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SES AI Corporation (“SES AI”) (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced that, on March 7, 2025, it had received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that it is not in compliance with Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual because the average closing price of its Class A common stock was less than $1.00 per share over a period of 30 c.
Is It Worth Investing in SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for SES is at 0.72. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SES is 218.48M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.51% of that float. The average trading volume for SES on March 17, 2025 was 29.80M shares.
SES’s Market Performance
The stock of SES AI Corporation (SES) has seen a -9.95% decrease in the past week, with a -58.11% drop in the past month, and a -0.07% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 14.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 12.94% for SES. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -35.57% for SES’s stock, with a -51.46% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SES stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for SES by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SES in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $1.50 based on the research report published on September 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SES reach a price target of $1. The rating they have provided for SES stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
SES Trading at -56.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -82.62% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 14.49%, as shares sank -57.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -81.83% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SES fell by -9.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -64.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.6826. In addition, SES AI Corporation saw -79.92% 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 SES starting from Pilkington Kyle, who sale 44,051 shares at the price of $1.17 back on Feb 10 ’25. After this action, Pilkington Kyle now owns 496,580 shares of SES AI Corporation, valued at $51,597 using the latest closing price.
Li Gang, the CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER of SES AI Corporation, sale 15,909 shares at $1.17 during a trade that took place back on Feb 10 ’25, which means that Li Gang is holding 224,473 shares at $18,634 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -53.55 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for SES AI Corporation stands at -49.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.36. Equity return is now at value -31.44, with -23.23 for asset returns.
Based on SES AI Corporation (SES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -6.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -109.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 20.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 12.14.
Conclusion
In conclusion, SES AI Corporation (SES) 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.
