The stock of Deluxe Corp (DLX) has gone up by 1.82% for the week, with a -10.35% drop in the past month and a -34.93% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.33%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.42% for DLX. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.86% for DLX’s stock, with a simple moving average of -27.59% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Deluxe Corp (NYSE: DLX) Right Now?
Deluxe Corp (NYSE: DLX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.33x compared to its average ratio. DLX has 36-month beta value of 1.44. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DLX is 43.76M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DLX on April 18, 2025 was 403.30K shares.
DLX) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Deluxe Corp (NYSE: DLX) has dropped by -0.27 compared to previous close of 14.59. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.82% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-16 that MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Deluxe (NYSE: DLX), a Trusted Payments and Data company, will report first quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, following market-close. On the same day, management will hold an open-access conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. CT). All interested persons may listen to the call by dialing 1.888.256.1007 (access code 1768603). The audio and accompanying slides will be available via a simultaneous webcast on the investor relations website.
Analysts’ Opinion of DLX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DLX stocks, with Northcoast repeating the rating for DLX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for DLX in the upcoming period, according to Northcoast is $27 based on the research report published on April 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DLX reach a price target of $55. The rating they have provided for DLX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 01st, 2021.
DLX Trading at -10.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DLX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.50% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.33%, as shares sank -10.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -35.56% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DLX rose by +1.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.29. In addition, Deluxe Corp saw -35.59% 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 DLX starting from Zint William C, who purchase 175 shares at the price of $15.95 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, Zint William C now owns 21,902 shares of Deluxe Corp, valued at $2,791 using the latest closing price.
McCarthy Barry C, the President & CEO of Deluxe Corp, purchase 3,926 shares at $16.45 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that McCarthy Barry C is holding 272,851 shares at $64,583 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DLX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Deluxe Corp stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 8.61, with 1.78 for asset returns.
Based on Deluxe Corp (DLX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 365.32 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Deluxe Corp (DLX) has had a bad 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.
