The stock of Open Text Corp (OTEX) has seen a 4.67% increase in the past week, with a 7.28% gain in the past month, and a -7.29% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.54% for OTEX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.28% for OTEX’s stock, with a -7.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Open Text Corp (NASDAQ: OTEX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Open Text Corp (NASDAQ: OTEX) is above average at 11.04x. The 36-month beta value for OTEX is also noteworthy at 1.16. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OTEX is 257.75M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.72% of that float. The average trading volume of OTEX on May 01, 2025 was 1.27M shares.
OTEX) stock’s latest price update
Open Text Corp (NASDAQ: OTEX)’s stock price has dropped by -0.26 in relation to previous closing price of 27.17. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-30 that Open Text (OTEX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.82 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.94 per share a year ago.
Analysts’ Opinion of OTEX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OTEX stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for OTEX by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for OTEX in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $32 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OTEX reach a price target of $33, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for OTEX stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on November 01st, 2024.
OTEX Trading at 4.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OTEX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.37%, as shares surge +6.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OTEX rose by +4.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.50. In addition, Open Text Corp saw -4.31% 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 OTEX starting from BRIAN SWEENEY, who proposed sale 6,787 shares at the price of $28.93 back on Nov 05 ’24. After this action, BRIAN SWEENEY now owns shares of Open Text Corp, valued at $196,334 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OTEX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Open Text Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 16.00, with 4.38 for asset returns.
Based on Open Text Corp (OTEX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.79. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.08.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.09 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.52. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.18. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
In summary, Open Text Corp (OTEX) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
