Pineapple Financial Inc (AMEX: PAPL)’s stock price has dropped by -10.92 in relation to previous closing price of 0.31. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -16.97% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-01-21 that Continued Momentum with 13.3% YOY Volume Growth, 13.9% YOY Gross Billings Growth, and 20.8% YOY Net Revenue Growth Positions Company on Track for Profitability by April 2025 Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – January 21, 2025) – Pineapple Financial Inc. (NYSE American: PAPL), a leading provider of innovative financial solutions in the mortgage industry, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2024. The company continues to make significant progress in its journey toward sustained growth and profitability, driven by operational efficiency improvements from past investments and a strong increase in customer demand.
Is It Worth Investing in Pineapple Financial Inc (AMEX: PAPL) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for PAPL is also noteworthy at 0.39. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PAPL is 5.25M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.48% of that float. The average trading volume of PAPL on March 27, 2025 was 183.61K shares.
PAPL’s Market Performance
The stock of Pineapple Financial Inc (PAPL) has seen a -16.97% decrease in the past week, with a -24.93% drop in the past month, and a -37.73% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 15.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 16.59% for PAPL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -18.48% for PAPL’s stock, with a -57.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
PAPL Trading at -33.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAPL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -87.20% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 16.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 15.42%, as shares sank -24.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -36.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAPL fell by -16.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -74.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.3361. In addition, Pineapple Financial Inc saw -39.38% 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 PAPL starting from Dasgupta Shubha-Jeet, who purchase 2,000 shares at the price of $1.08 back on Aug 14 ’24. After this action, Dasgupta Shubha-Jeet now owns 7,000 shares of Pineapple Financial Inc, valued at $2,160 using the latest closing price.
Marin Kendall Leo, the COO of Pineapple Financial Inc, purchase 2,000 shares at $0.94 during a trade that took place back on Aug 02 ’24, which means that Marin Kendall Leo is holding 854,154 shares at $1,880 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PAPL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.21 for the present operating margin
- -0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pineapple Financial Inc stands at -0.22. The total capital return value is set at -1.61. Equity return is now at value -163.18, with -74.03 for asset returns.
Based on Pineapple Financial Inc (PAPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.56. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -12.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.17 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 0.14.
Conclusion
In summary, Pineapple Financial Inc (PAPL) 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.
