The stock price of American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has jumped by 7.39 compared to previous close of 1.15. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 15.42% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-29 that American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, is pleased to confirm that it has received a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for $900 million in financing to support the construction of American Battery Technology Company’s (ABTC) commercial-scale lithium mine and claystone-to-lithium hydroxide refinery near Tonopah, Nevada.
Is It Worth Investing in American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ABAT is 1.41. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ABAT is 81.67M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.26% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ABAT on April 29, 2025 was 1.16M shares.
ABAT’s Market Performance
ABAT’s stock has seen a 15.42% increase for the week, with a 19.90% rise in the past month and a -13.03% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.73% for American Battery Technology Company. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.32% for ABAT’s stock, with a 6.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ABAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ABAT stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for ABAT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ABAT in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $6 based on the research report published on March 27, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
ABAT Trading at 18.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ABAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -69.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.55%, as shares surge +13.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.12% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ABAT rose by +9.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.0588. In addition, American Battery Technology Company saw -49.80% 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 ABAT starting from JOLCOVER SCOTT, who sale 23,125 shares at the price of $0.80 back on Nov 19 ’24. After this action, JOLCOVER SCOTT now owns 219,001 shares of American Battery Technology Company, valued at $18,500 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ABAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -50.45 for the present operating margin
- -5.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Battery Technology Company stands at -66.67. The total capital return value is set at -0.63. Equity return is now at value -85.33, with -66.07 for asset returns.
Based on American Battery Technology Company (ABAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -19.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -50.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 113.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.75.
Conclusion
In conclusion, American Battery Technology Company (ABAT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
