Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE: AXTA)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.47 in comparison to its previous close of 29.73, however, the company has experienced a -10.79% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-07 that PBI, BJRI and AXTA made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on April 7, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE: AXTA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE: AXTA) is 16.66x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AXTA is 1.33. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AXTA is 217.10M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.26% of that float. On April 08, 2025, AXTA’s average trading volume was 1.99M shares.
AXTA’s Market Performance
AXTA stock saw a decrease of -10.79% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -15.29% and a quarterly a decrease of -12.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.62%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.03% for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -11.38% for AXTA’s stock, with a simple moving average of -17.63% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AXTA
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AXTA reach a price target of $41. The rating they have provided for AXTA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 17th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to AXTA, setting the target price at $41 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
AXTA Trading at -16.06% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AXTA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.62%, as shares sank -11.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AXTA fell by -10.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.39. In addition, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd saw -13.53% 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 AXTA starting from Weaver Troy D., who sale 10,457 shares at the price of $37.57 back on Feb 10 ’25. After this action, Weaver Troy D. now owns 74,905 shares of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, valued at $392,869 using the latest closing price.
Troy Weaver, the Officer of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, proposed sale 10,457 shares at $37.57 during a trade that took place back on Feb 10 ’25, which means that Troy Weaver is holding shares at $392,845 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AXTA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 21.49, with 5.39 for asset returns.
Based on Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 28.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 706.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.01.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA) has been bad 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.
