The stock price of Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (NASDAQ: GGAL) has surged by 4.03 when compared to previous closing price of 60.48, but the company has seen a 2.43% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-05 that Argentina’s fiscal surplus and disciplined economic policies under Milei have significantly reduced inflation and country risk, boosting international market confidence and reserves. A potential $44 billion IMF agreement could lift currency restrictions, driving Argentine stock growth, particularly in banks, and attracting fresh capital for key projects. The real appreciation of the Argentine Peso and increased industrial production have spurred record export growth, reducing the gap between official and parallel exchange rates.
Is It Worth Investing in Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (NASDAQ: GGAL) Right Now?
Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (NASDAQ: GGAL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 6.00x compared to its average ratio. GGAL has 36-month beta value of 1.66. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GGAL is 132.40M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GGAL on April 23, 2025 was 1.23M shares.
GGAL’s Market Performance
The stock of Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (GGAL) has seen a 2.43% increase in the past week, with a 7.45% rise in the past month, and a -10.32% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.72%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.84% for GGAL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.58% for GGAL stock, with a simple moving average of 23.47% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GGAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GGAL stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for GGAL by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for GGAL in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $92 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GGAL reach a price target of $54. The rating they have provided for GGAL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 30th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to GGAL, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
GGAL Trading at 10.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GGAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.72%, as shares surge +8.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.05% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GGAL rose by +2.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +120.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $55.40. In addition, Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR saw 0.96% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for GGAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 38.13, with 7.19 for asset returns.
Based on Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (GGAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.6.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.83.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Grupo Financiero Galicia ADR (GGAL) has had a better 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
