The stock of Wayfair Inc (W) has seen a -23.04% decrease in the past week, with a -21.30% drop in the past month, and a -43.44% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 14.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.73% for W. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -20.39% for W’s stock, with a simple moving average of -42.91% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.96. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 19 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for W is 92.71M, and at present, short sellers hold a 18.70% of that float. On April 07, 2025, the average trading volume of W was 4.59M shares.
W) stock’s latest price update
Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.83 compared to its previous closing price of 25.09. However, the company has seen a fall of -23.04% in its stock price over the last five trading days. wsj.com reported 2025-04-03 that Furniture-retailer stocks are sliding as investors worry that years of efforts by the industry to avoid tariffs will now be in vain as it looks to be among those hardest hit by President Trump’s latest set of levies.
Analysts’ Opinion of W
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for W stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for W by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for W in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $28 based on the research report published on April 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see W reach a price target of $47, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for W stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Neutral” to W, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
W Trading at -34.01% 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 -65.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 14.87%, as shares sank -25.59% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -45.70% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, W fell by -23.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -51.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.72. In addition, Wayfair Inc saw -41.22% 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 Gulliver Kate, who sale 19,296 shares at the price of $31.67 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, Gulliver Kate now owns 144,474 shares of Wayfair Inc, valued at $611,071 using the latest closing price.
Blotner Jon, the Pres., Commercial & Operations of Wayfair Inc, sale 19,257 shares at $31.68 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that Blotner Jon is holding 78,308 shares at $610,023 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 0.52. 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
To sum up, Wayfair Inc (W) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
