WSFS Financial Corp (NASDAQ: WSFS) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.97 compared to its previous closing price of 47.48. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.90% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-15 that WSFS (WSFS) witnesses a hammer chart pattern, indicating support found by the stock after losing some value lately. This coupled with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Is It Worth Investing in WSFS Financial Corp (NASDAQ: WSFS) Right Now?
WSFS Financial Corp (NASDAQ: WSFS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.86x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for WSFS is at 0.87. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WSFS is 57.83M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.75% of that float. The average trading volume for WSFS on April 18, 2025 was 332.51K shares.
WSFS’s Market Performance
WSFS’s stock has seen a 3.90% increase for the week, with a -9.01% drop in the past month and a -10.29% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.39%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.82% for WSFS Financial Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.17% for WSFS’s stock, with a -9.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WSFS
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WSFS reach a price target of $45, previously predicting the price at $38. The rating they have provided for WSFS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 26th, 2023.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to WSFS, setting the target price at $47 in the report published on April 04th of the previous year.
WSFS Trading at -8.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WSFS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.39%, as shares sank -7.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.11% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WSFS rose by +3.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.51. In addition, WSFS Financial Corp saw -9.77% 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 WSFS starting from LEVENSON RODGER, who sale 7,199 shares at the price of $55.20 back on Feb 21 ’25. After this action, LEVENSON RODGER now owns 142,780 shares of WSFS Financial Corp, valued at $397,385 using the latest closing price.
RODGER LEVENSON, the Officer of WSFS Financial Corp, proposed sale 7,199 shares at $55.20 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that RODGER LEVENSON is holding shares at $397,397 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WSFS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.99 for the gross margin
The net margin for WSFS Financial Corp stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 10.41, with 1.27 for asset returns.
Based on WSFS Financial Corp (WSFS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.7. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.66.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.09.
Conclusion
In conclusion, WSFS Financial Corp (WSFS) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
