The stock of Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) has seen a -16.35% decrease in the past week, with a -22.46% drop in the past month, and a -26.36% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.61% for BBY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -14.32% for BBY’s stock, with a -29.63% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) is above average at 14.40x. The 36-month beta value for BBY is also noteworthy at 1.32. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 18 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BBY is 194.48M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.23% of that float. The average trading volume of BBY on April 07, 2025 was 3.28M shares.
BBY) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) has jumped by 1.88 compared to previous close of 60.44. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -16.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-04 that Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY shares are lower again Friday. This comes after yesterday’s drop of almost 18%.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBY stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for BBY by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BBY in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $70 based on the research report published on April 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBY reach a price target of $100, previously predicting the price at $110. The rating they have provided for BBY stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 05th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to BBY, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
BBY Trading at -23.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.59%, as shares sank -20.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.56% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BBY fell by -14.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.64% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $71.94. In addition, Best Buy Co. Inc saw -28.23% 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 BBY starting from Bilunas Matthew M, who sale 51,000 shares at the price of $74.20 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Bilunas Matthew M now owns 55,856 shares of Best Buy Co. Inc, valued at $3,784,200 using the latest closing price.
Bilunas Matthew M, the SEVP Enterprise Strategy & CFO of Best Buy Co. Inc, sale 9,482 shares at $72.65 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Bilunas Matthew M is holding 106,856 shares at $688,839 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BBY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Best Buy Co. Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 31.63, with 6.23 for asset returns.
Based on Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 39.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.03.
Conclusion
In summary, Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) 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.
