The stock price of Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ: PAL) has jumped by 10.50 compared to previous close of 8.19. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -7.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-02 that JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Proficient Auto Logistics (NASDAQ: PAL), a leading provider of auto transportation and logistics services, today announced the successful acquisition of Brothers Auto Transport, LLC, a well-established carrier based in Wind Gap, PA. This transaction strategically expands PAL’s fleet, base of talented company drivers, and strengthens its presence in key northeastern markets. Founded in 1996, Brothers Auto Transport brings new, and expands existing, OEM partne.
Is It Worth Investing in Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ: PAL) Right Now?
Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PAL is 20.99M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.77% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAL on April 03, 2025 was 307.73K shares.
PAL’s Market Performance
PAL’s stock has seen a -7.18% decrease for the week, with a -7.27% drop in the past month and a 14.99% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.18%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.57% for Proficient Auto Logistics Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.07% for PAL’s stock, with a -29.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAL stocks, with Barrington Research repeating the rating for PAL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PAL in the upcoming period, according to Barrington Research is $22 based on the research report published on July 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to PAL, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on June 03rd of the previous year.
PAL Trading at -8.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -56.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.18%, as shares sank -10.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.64% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAL fell by -7.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -39.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.64. In addition, Proficient Auto Logistics Inc saw 12.14% 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 PAL starting from Rice Amy F., who purchase 500 shares at the price of $10.00 back on Feb 27 ’25. After this action, Rice Amy F. now owns 500 shares of Proficient Auto Logistics Inc, valued at $5,000 using the latest closing price.
ODELL RICHARD D, the Chief Executive Officer of Proficient Auto Logistics Inc, purchase 54,000 shares at $9.20 during a trade that took place back on Nov 14 ’24, which means that ODELL RICHARD D is holding 753,802 shares at $496,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Proficient Auto Logistics Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.01.
Based on Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (PAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -7.89 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (PAL) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
