iHeartMedia Inc (NASDAQ: IHRT)’s stock price has decreased by -8.44 compared to its previous closing price of 1.60. However, the company has seen a -10.67% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-03-10 that J.P. Morgan analyst Sebastiano C Petti reiterated an Underweight rating on iHeartMedia, Inc IHRT.
Is It Worth Investing in iHeartMedia Inc (NASDAQ: IHRT) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for IHRT is at 1.51. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IHRT is 115.39M, and currently, shorts hold a 5.80% of that float. The average trading volume for IHRT on March 19, 2025 was 842.20K shares.
IHRT’s Market Performance
IHRT stock saw a decrease of -10.67% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -34.01% and a quarterly a decrease of -38.70%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 10.89% for iHeartMedia Inc (IHRT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -19.90% for IHRT stock, with a simple moving average of -18.36% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IHRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IHRT stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for IHRT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for IHRT in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $3 based on the research report published on November 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IHRT reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $6.50. The rating they have provided for IHRT stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on March 28th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to IHRT, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on March 01st of the previous year.
IHRT Trading at -29.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IHRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -48.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.56%, as shares sank -35.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.48% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IHRT fell by -10.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +53.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.8290. In addition, iHeartMedia Inc saw -26.01% 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 IHRT starting from BRESSLER RICHARD J, who purchase 100,000 shares at the price of $1.79 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, BRESSLER RICHARD J now owns 3,617,764 shares of iHeartMedia Inc, valued at $178,820 using the latest closing price.
PITTMAN ROBERT W, the Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia Inc, purchase 200,000 shares at $1.60 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that PITTMAN ROBERT W is holding 4,241,389 shares at $320,040 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IHRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for iHeartMedia Inc stands at -0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value -3113.37, with -14.95 for asset returns.
Based on iHeartMedia Inc (IHRT), the company’s capital structure generated -0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 12.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -378.88 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
In conclusion, iHeartMedia Inc (IHRT) 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.
