Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.00 in comparison to its previous close of 30.15, however, the company has experienced a 0.96% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-05-06 that Wayfair (W -2.26%) sources a significant percentage of its products from China, which faces a massive tariff increase.
Is It Worth Investing in Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for W is 2.86. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 19 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for W is 93.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 24.48% of that float. On May 08, 2025, W’s average trading volume was 6.22M shares.
W’s Market Performance
W stock saw an increase of 0.96% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.97% and a quarterly increase of -36.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.17% for Wayfair Inc (W). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.47% for W’s stock, with a simple moving average of -29.16% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of W
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for W stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for W by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for W in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $25 based on the research report published on April 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see W reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $53. The rating they have provided for W stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to W, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.
W Trading at -3.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought W to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -60.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.23%, as shares surge +26.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.94% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, W rose by +0.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $28.87. In addition, Wayfair Inc saw -31.30% 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 W starting from Frost Diana, who sale 527 shares at the price of $32.54 back on May 02 ’25. After this action, Frost Diana now owns 1,297 shares of Wayfair Inc, valued at $17,149 using the latest closing price.
Schaferkordt Anke, the Director of Wayfair Inc, sale 461 shares at $32.59 during a trade that took place back on May 02 ’25, which means that Schaferkordt Anke is holding 14,689 shares at $15,024 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for W
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wayfair Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.31.
Based on Wayfair Inc (W), the company’s capital structure generated 3.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -15.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -461.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -48.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 84.66for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.83.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Wayfair Inc (W) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
