Vestis Corp (NYSE: VSTS)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.68 in comparison to its previous close of 8.76, however, the company has experienced a -1.36% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-22 that ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vestis (NYSE: VSTS), a leading provider of uniforms and workplace supplies, has announced that it will report its fiscal second quarter 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Management will host a webcast to discuss the fiscal second quarter 2025 earnings results on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET. The webcast can be accessed live through the investor relations section of our web site at www.vestis.com. Additionally, a slide presen.
Is It Worth Investing in Vestis Corp (NYSE: VSTS) Right Now?
Vestis Corp (NYSE: VSTS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 120.33x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VSTS is 1.81. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VSTS is 130.42M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VSTS on May 02, 2025 was 2.28M shares.
VSTS’s Market Performance
VSTS stock saw a decrease of -1.36% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -9.47% and a quarterly a decrease of -45.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.27% for Vestis Corp (VSTS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.78% for VSTS’s stock, with a -35.18% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VSTS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VSTS stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for VSTS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for VSTS in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $13 based on the research report published on August 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Redburn Atlantic gave a rating of “Neutral” to VSTS, setting the target price at $13.40 in the report published on May 07th of the previous year.
VSTS Trading at -12.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VSTS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -54.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.60%, as shares sank -12.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -36.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VSTS fell by -1.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -29.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.22. In addition, Vestis Corp saw -42.91% 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 VSTS starting from Pertz Douglas A, who purchase 54,468 shares at the price of $11.99 back on May 24 ’24. After this action, Pertz Douglas A now owns 195,604 shares of Vestis Corp, valued at $653,055 using the latest closing price.
Pertz Douglas A, the Director of Vestis Corp, purchase 22,442 shares at $11.62 during a trade that took place back on May 28 ’24, which means that Pertz Douglas A is holding 218,046 shares at $260,706 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VSTS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vestis Corp stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 1.06, with 0.31 for asset returns.
Based on Vestis Corp (VSTS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 299.37 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.9. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.80.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Vestis Corp (VSTS) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
