Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL)’s stock price has increased by 4.66 compared to its previous closing price of 15.68. However, the company has seen a -4.43% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-13 that We are facing a challenging environment. Some REITs may not survive it. I discuss two REITs that could be facing significant trouble.
Is It Worth Investing in Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL) is 133.63x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for FL is 1.35. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for FL is 83.78M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.28% of that float. On March 18, 2025, FL’s average trading volume was 3.56M shares.
FL’s Market Performance
The stock of Foot Locker Inc (FL) has seen a -4.43% decrease in the past week, with a -17.25% drop in the past month, and a -25.03% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.78%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.41% for FL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.29% for FL stock, with a simple moving average of -31.42% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FL stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for FL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for FL in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $22 based on the research report published on March 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FL reach a price target of $24, previously predicting the price at $25. The rating they have provided for FL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 24th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to FL, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
FL Trading at -14.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -51.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.78%, as shares sank -19.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.59% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FL fell by -4.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -28.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.51. In addition, Foot Locker Inc saw -24.59% 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 FL starting from PAYNE ULICE JR, who sale 1,100 shares at the price of $22.51 back on Dec 27 ’24. After this action, PAYNE ULICE JR now owns 18,301 shares of Foot Locker Inc, valued at $24,757 using the latest closing price.
Ulice Payne Jr., the Director of Foot Locker Inc, proposed sale 1,100 shares at $22.41 during a trade that took place back on Dec 27 ’24, which means that Ulice Payne Jr. is holding shares at $24,651 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Foot Locker Inc stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 0.62, with 0.26 for asset returns.
Based on Foot Locker Inc (FL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -200.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Foot Locker Inc (FL) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed 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.
