Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.76 in relation to its previous close of 78.29. However, the company has experienced a 16.63% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-03-24 that Needham analyst Laura Martin reiterated a Buy rating on the shares of Hooker Furnishings Corp HOFT with a price forecast of $120.00.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ROKU is 2.14. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for ROKU is 127.81M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.56% of that float. On March 25, 2025, ROKU’s average trading volume was 3.64M shares.
ROKU’s Market Performance
ROKU stock saw a decrease of 16.63% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.59% and a quarterly a decrease of 3.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.82%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.10% for Roku Inc (ROKU). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.32% for ROKU stock, with a simple moving average of 13.38% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROKU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ROKU stocks, with MoffettNathanson repeating the rating for ROKU by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ROKU in the upcoming period, according to MoffettNathanson is $70 based on the research report published on March 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROKU reach a price target of $100, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for ROKU stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 20th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to ROKU, setting the target price at $129 in the report published on February 14th of the current year.
ROKU Trading at 0.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ROKU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.82%, as shares sank -10.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.13% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ROKU rose by +16.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.40. In addition, Roku Inc saw 9.27% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ROKU starting from Wood Anthony J., who sale 20,400 shares at the price of $75.25 back on Mar 21 ’25. After this action, Wood Anthony J. now owns 0 shares of Roku Inc, valued at $1,535,100 using the latest closing price.
Wood Anthony J., the CEO and Chairman BOD of Roku Inc, sale 4,600 shares at $75.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 20 ’25, which means that Wood Anthony J. is holding 0 shares at $345,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROKU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Roku Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.07. Equity return is now at value -5.37, with -3.02 for asset returns.
Based on Roku Inc (ROKU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 316.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 219.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at -23.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.61.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Roku Inc (ROKU) has been better 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.
