In the past week, TBI stock has gone up by 47.53%, with a monthly gain of 35.85% and a quarterly plunge of -23.65%. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.88%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.35% for TrueBlue Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 29.73% for TBI’s stock, with a -20.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in TrueBlue Inc (NYSE: TBI) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for TBI is also noteworthy at 1.41. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for TBI is 28.54M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.09% of that float. The average trading volume of TBI on May 13, 2025 was 266.10K shares.
TBI) stock’s latest price update
TrueBlue Inc (NYSE: TBI)’s stock price has gone rise by 21.83 in comparison to its previous close of 4.65, however, the company has experienced a 47.53% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-13 that TACOMA, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) unanimously rejected an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from HireQuest, Inc., regarding a potential all-stock proposal to acquire all common shares of TrueBlue at $7.50 per share. Following careful evaluation and consistent with its fiduciary duties, the Board declined HireQuest’s proposal. Prior to this latest offer, in Februar.
Analysts’ Opinion of TBI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TBI stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for TBI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TBI in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $20 based on the research report published on May 22, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TBI reach a price target of $20, previously predicting the price at $36. The rating they have provided for TBI stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on May 26th, 2022.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Buy” to TBI, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on April 11th of the previous year.
TBI Trading at 13.86% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TBI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -53.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.35%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.88%, as shares surge +27.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TBI rose by +46.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -52.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.36. In addition, TrueBlue Inc saw -32.56% 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 TBI starting from Schweihs Carl, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $5.25 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, Schweihs Carl now owns 169,051 shares of TrueBlue Inc, valued at $13,125 using the latest closing price.
Owen Taryn R, the CEO and President of TrueBlue Inc, purchase 12,735 shares at $5.94 during a trade that took place back on Feb 26 ’25, which means that Owen Taryn R is holding 414,932 shares at $75,646 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TBI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for TrueBlue Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -36.98, with -17.73 for asset returns.
Based on TrueBlue Inc (TBI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -13.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.54 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.80.
Conclusion
In summary, TrueBlue Inc (TBI) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
