Science Applications International Corp (NASDAQ: SAIC) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.69 in relation to its previous close of 111.36. However, the company has experienced a 5.88% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-26 that RESTON, Va., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Science Applications International Corp. (NASDAQ: SAIC ) has announced the launch of ReadyOne™ Foundational – the company’s commercial-grade solution for a rapidly deployable, cloud-based digital engineering ecosystem that meets the Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5000.97 mandate and unique mission requirements of government customers. It is now available on the AWS Marketplace to accelerate deployment and help government avoid developing capabilities that are already commercially available.
Is It Worth Investing in Science Applications International Corp (NASDAQ: SAIC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Science Applications International Corp (NASDAQ: SAIC) is 15.58x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for SAIC is 0.60. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SAIC is 47.31M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.77% of that float. On March 28, 2025, SAIC’s average trading volume was 782.20K shares.
SAIC’s Market Performance
SAIC stock saw an increase of 5.88% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 11.51% and a quarterly increase of 0.78%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.72% for Science Applications International Corp (SAIC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.57% for SAIC stock, with a simple moving average of -8.11% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SAIC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SAIC stocks, with Cantor Fitzgerald repeating the rating for SAIC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for SAIC in the upcoming period, according to Cantor Fitzgerald is $120 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SAIC reach a price target of $120, previously predicting the price at $155. The rating they have provided for SAIC stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to SAIC, setting the target price at $134 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
SAIC Trading at 5.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SAIC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.41%, as shares surge +13.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.70% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SAIC rose by +5.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $107.21. In addition, Science Applications International Corp saw 0.31% 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 SAIC starting from Supplee Barbara, who purchase 360 shares at the price of $109.61 back on Mar 26 ’25. After this action, Supplee Barbara now owns 4,026 shares of Science Applications International Corp, valued at $39,460 using the latest closing price.
McGuirt Milford W, the Director of Science Applications International Corp, purchase 500 shares at $110.58 during a trade that took place back on Mar 27 ’25, which means that McGuirt Milford W is holding 6,841 shares at $55,290 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SAIC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Science Applications International Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 21.53, with 6.43 for asset returns.
Based on Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.47.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 694.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.82.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) 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.
