Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) has seen a rise in its stock price by 4.24 in relation to its previous close of 13.68. However, the company has experienced a 3.11% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-05-11 that Few companies have survived the boom and bust of the electric vehicle sector in the last five years. Rivian Automotive (RIVN 4.31%) is one that is still kicking.
Is It Worth Investing in Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) Right Now?
RIVN has 36-month beta value of 1.87. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RIVN is 766.50M, and currently, short sellers hold a 20.68% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RIVN on May 12, 2025 was 32.36M shares.
RIVN’s Market Performance
The stock of Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN) has seen a 3.11% increase in the past week, with a 21.16% rise in the past month, and a 14.26% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.50% for RIVN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 12.74% for RIVN’s stock, with a 14.26% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RIVN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RIVN stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for RIVN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for RIVN in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $13 based on the research report published on March 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RIVN reach a price target of $12.70. The rating they have provided for RIVN stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to RIVN, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on February 24th of the current year.
RIVN Trading at 18.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RIVN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.04%, as shares surge +24.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.93% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RIVN rose by +3.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.65. In addition, Rivian Automotive Inc saw 7.22% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RIVN starting from Scaringe Robert J, who sale 35,713 shares at the price of $11.46 back on Apr 21 ’25. After this action, Scaringe Robert J now owns 853,011 shares of Rivian Automotive Inc, valued at $409,360 using the latest closing price.
ROBERT J. SCARINGE, the Officer of Rivian Automotive Inc, proposed sale 35,713 shares at $11.46 during a trade that took place back on Apr 21 ’25, which means that ROBERT J. SCARINGE is holding shares at $409,360 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RIVN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.94 for the present operating margin
- -0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Rivian Automotive Inc stands at -0.95. The total capital return value is set at -0.36. Equity return is now at value -53.82, with -24.62 for asset returns.
Based on Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -14.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.39 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.73.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
