Astera Labs Inc (NASDAQ: ALAB)’s stock price has plunge by -0.18relation to previous closing price of 72.18. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 16.77% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-13 that Astela Labs is developing a portfolio of high-speed network connectivity semiconductors to serve the AI data center market. It has centered its products around powerful software that allows hyperscalers to monitor data speeds, errors, or frictions in the network, thereby improving accelerator efficiencies. A solid management team is executing well and delivering product growth above its addressable market. The balance sheet is healthy and the firm is already generating positive free cash flow.
Is It Worth Investing in Astera Labs Inc (NASDAQ: ALAB) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for ALAB is also noteworthy at -0.38. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ALAB is 121.56M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.86% of that float. The average trading volume of ALAB on March 18, 2025 was 5.42M shares.
ALAB’s Market Performance
The stock of Astera Labs Inc (ALAB) has seen a 16.77% increase in the past week, with a -18.30% drop in the past month, and a -41.24% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.14% for ALAB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.62% for ALAB’s stock, with a -5.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALAB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALAB stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for ALAB by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ALAB in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $82 based on the research report published on March 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Northland Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALAB reach a price target of $120. The rating they have provided for ALAB stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 28th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to ALAB, setting the target price at $142 in the report published on January 21st of the current year.
ALAB Trading at -26.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALAB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -51.12% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.65%, as shares sank -17.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -45.60% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALAB rose by +16.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $74.76. In addition, Astera Labs Inc saw -45.60% 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 ALAB starting from Mohan Jitendra, who sale 75,000 shares at the price of $71.37 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Mohan Jitendra now owns 587,500 shares of Astera Labs Inc, valued at $5,352,660 using the latest closing price.
Jitendra Mohan, the CEO, Director of Astera Labs Inc, proposed sale 157,500 shares at $74.80 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Jitendra Mohan is holding shares at $11,781,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALAB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Astera Labs Inc stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at -0.12. Equity return is now at value -14.87, with -13.34 for asset returns.
Based on Astera Labs Inc (ALAB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 106.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -112.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 29.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 11.71.
Conclusion
In summary, Astera Labs Inc (ALAB) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
