Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) has seen a decline in its stock price by -4.94 in relation to its previous close of 35.61. However, the company has experienced a 0.56% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-27 that W grows its international footprint and leverages AI, but macroeconomic and forex headwinds suggest investors can wait for better entry points in 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 3.72.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 19 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for W is 92.78M, and currently, short sellers hold a 18.69% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of W on March 31, 2025 was 4.03M shares.
W’s Market Performance
The stock of Wayfair Inc (W) has seen a 0.56% increase in the past week, with a -14.33% drop in the past month, and a -24.36% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.63% for W. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.18% for W’s stock, with a -26.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of W
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for W stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for W by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for W in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $47 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see W reach a price target of $44, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for W stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
Needham gave a rating of “Buy” to W, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
W Trading at -17.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought W to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.61%, as shares sank -14.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.13% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, W rose by +0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.91. In addition, Wayfair Inc saw -23.62% 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 W starting from Netzer Thomas, who proposed sale 554 shares at the price of $31.31 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, Netzer Thomas now owns shares of Wayfair Inc, valued at $17,344 using the latest closing price.
Shah Niraj, the Officer of Wayfair Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $34.02 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Shah Niraj is holding shares at $136,080 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for W
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wayfair Inc stands at -0.04. The total capital return value is set at -0.35.
Based on Wayfair Inc (W), the company’s capital structure generated 2.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -13.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -461.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -44.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 40.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Wayfair Inc (W) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
