TaskUs Inc (NASDAQ: TASK)’s stock price has gone rise by 15.89 in comparison to its previous close of 14.38, however, the company has experienced a 23.35% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-09 that SAN DIEGO, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, PLLP is investigating whether the board of directors of TaskUs, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASK) breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the company to Blackstone, TaskUs Co-Founder and CEO Bryce Maddock, and Co-Founder and President Jaspar Weir (collectively, the “Buyer Group”).
Is It Worth Investing in TaskUs Inc (NASDAQ: TASK) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for TaskUs Inc (NASDAQ: TASK) is 33.51x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for TASK is 2.16. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TASK is 17.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.19% of that float. On May 09, 2025, TASK’s average trading volume was 365.07K shares.
TASK’s Market Performance
TASK stock saw an increase of 23.35% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 27.41% and a quarterly increase of 1.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.33%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.12% for TaskUs Inc (TASK). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 22.17% for TASK’s stock, with a simple moving average of 16.52% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TASK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TASK stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for TASK by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for TASK in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $21 based on the research report published on December 13, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TASK reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for TASK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to TASK, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on July 22nd of the previous year.
TASK Trading at 24.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TASK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.33%, as shares surge +35.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.22% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TASK rose by +23.24%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.64. In addition, TaskUs Inc saw -1.62% 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 TASK starting from Johnson Jarrod, who sale 21,437 shares at the price of $13.60 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, Johnson Jarrod now owns 0 shares of TaskUs Inc, valued at $291,543 using the latest closing price.
JARROD JOHNSON, the Officer of TaskUs Inc, proposed sale 21,437 shares at $13.46 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that JARROD JOHNSON is holding shares at $288,542 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TASK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for TaskUs Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 9.78, with 5.05 for asset returns.
Based on TaskUs Inc (TASK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 155.89 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.86.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of TaskUs Inc (TASK) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
