KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: KLXE)’s stock price has soared by 18.27 in relation to previous closing price of 1.97. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 9.91% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-08 that KLX Energy Services (KLXE) came out with a quarterly loss of $1.27 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.86. This compares to loss of $1.24 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: KLXE) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for KLXE is at 1.06. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KLXE is 14.45M, and currently, shorts hold a 10.27% of that float. The average trading volume for KLXE on May 09, 2025 was 209.63K shares.
KLXE’s Market Performance
The stock of KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc (KLXE) has seen a 9.91% increase in the past week, with a 32.39% rise in the past month, and a -50.11% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 11.65% for KLXE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 21.48% for KLXE’s stock, with a -52.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KLXE
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to KLXE, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on April 03rd of the previous year.
KLXE Trading at -21.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KLXE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -69.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.68%, as shares surge +21.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -43.24% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KLXE rose by +9.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -61.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.9200. In addition, KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc saw -53.21% 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 KLXE starting from Lehner Keefer McGovern, who proposed sale 1,000 shares at the price of $3.60 back on Mar 26 ’25. After this action, Lehner Keefer McGovern now owns shares of KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc, valued at $3,600 using the latest closing price.
Stanford Geoffrey C, the of KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc, sale 6,336 shares at $3.75 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Stanford Geoffrey C is holding 28,836 shares at $23,760 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KLXE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -375.27, with -10.66 for asset returns.
Based on KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc (KLXE), the company’s capital structure generated 1.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at -32.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 81.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.66.
Conclusion
In conclusion, KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc (KLXE) has had a mixed 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.
