Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W)’s stock price has increased by 0.82 compared to its previous closing price of 26.95. However, the company has seen a -0.98% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-10 that BofA Securities analyst Justin Post noted Thursday that President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, keeping the 10% baseline in place. Per Trump, the pause comes after 75-plus countries called U.S. officials to negotiate trade agreements, even as he hiked tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% in response to China’s 84% rate on U.S. goods.
Is It Worth Investing in Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) Right Now?
W has 36-month beta value of 2.94. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 20 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for W is 92.75M, and currently, short sellers hold a 18.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of W on April 15, 2025 was 5.38M shares.
W’s Market Performance
W’s stock has seen a -0.98% decrease for the week, with a -14.80% drop in the past month and a -37.84% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 18.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 12.45% for Wayfair Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.41% for W’s stock, with a -39.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of W
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see W reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $53. The rating they have provided for W stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to W, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.
W Trading at -26.24% 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 -64.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 12.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 18.37%, as shares sank -15.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -43.83% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, W fell by -0.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -45.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.02. In addition, Wayfair Inc saw -38.70% 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 Conine Steven, who proposed sale 4,000 shares at the price of $27.80 back on Apr 10 ’25. After this action, Conine Steven now owns shares of Wayfair Inc, valued at $111,200 using the latest closing price.
Shah Niraj, the Officer of Wayfair Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $27.80 during a trade that took place back on Apr 10 ’25, which means that Shah Niraj is holding shares at $111,200 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 0.54. 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 put it simply, Wayfair Inc (W) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
