The stock price of Custom Truck One Source Inc (NYSE: CTOS) has dropped by -2.98 compared to previous close of 4.03. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -8.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-30 that Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (CTOS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.08 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.07. This compares to loss of $0.06 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Custom Truck One Source Inc (NYSE: CTOS) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for CTOS is at 1.19. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CTOS is 64.24M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.99% of that float. The average trading volume for CTOS on May 02, 2025 was 799.54K shares.
CTOS’s Market Performance
CTOS’s stock has seen a -8.22% decrease for the week, with a -6.90% drop in the past month and a -26.09% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.13%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.83% for Custom Truck One Source Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.94% for CTOS’s stock, with a -12.14% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CTOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CTOS stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for CTOS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CTOS in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $5 based on the research report published on April 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CTOS reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for CTOS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 16th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to CTOS, setting the target price at $7.50 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
CTOS Trading at -9.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CTOS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.01% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.13%, as shares sank -11.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CTOS fell by -8.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.80. In addition, Custom Truck One Source Inc saw -18.71% 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 CTOS starting from PE One Source Holdings, LLC, who purchase 8,143,635 shares at the price of $4.00 back on Jan 30 ’25. After this action, PE One Source Holdings, LLC now owns 156,743,635 shares of Custom Truck One Source Inc, valued at $32,574,540 using the latest closing price.
PLATINUM EQUITY, LLC, the 10% Owner of Custom Truck One Source Inc, purchase 8,143,635 shares at $4.00 during a trade that took place back on Jan 30 ’25, which means that PLATINUM EQUITY, LLC is holding 156,743,635 shares at $32,574,540 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CTOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Custom Truck One Source Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 45.2. Equity return is now at value -3.22, with -0.78 for asset returns.
Based on Custom Truck One Source Inc (CTOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.11 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 941.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 373.76 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.63. The receivables turnover for the company is 6880.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 392.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Custom Truck One Source Inc (CTOS) has had a bad 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.
