The stock of Cumulus Media Inc (NASDAQ: CMLS) has increased by 8.33 when compared to last closing price of 0.48.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 17.41% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-05 that NEW YORK, March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cumulus Media’s (NASDAQ: CMLS) Westwood One, America’s largest audio network, will present a total of 19 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball games from Conference Championship Week. Westwood One’s postseason basketball coverage tips off on Saturday, March 8th, with the Ohio Valley Conference Championship game, and continues through Selection Sunday, March 16, with broadcasts that day of the Ivy League, the SEC, and the American Athletic Championship games.
Is It Worth Investing in Cumulus Media Inc (NASDAQ: CMLS) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CMLS is 1.13. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CMLS is 12.13M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.31% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CMLS on March 27, 2025 was 108.61K shares.
CMLS’s Market Performance
CMLS stock saw a decrease of 17.41% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -42.41% and a quarterly a decrease of -29.16%. The volatility ratio for the week is 15.69%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 19.91% for Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.01% for CMLS’s stock, with a -56.73% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMLS stocks, with Barrington Research repeating the rating for CMLS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CMLS in the upcoming period, according to Barrington Research is $21 based on the research report published on May 05, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMLS reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for CMLS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 06th, 2021.
B. Riley FBR gave a rating of “Neutral” to CMLS, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on May 07th of the previous year.
CMLS Trading at -28.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -86.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 19.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 15.69%, as shares sank -47.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -41.32% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMLS rose by +6.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -80.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.4880. In addition, Cumulus Media Inc saw -22.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for CMLS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cumulus Media Inc stands at -0.34. The total capital return value is set at -0.24. Equity return is now at value -193.00, with -22.14 for asset returns.
Based on Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.99 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at 114.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -3.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -162.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.89. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.85.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
