The stock price of Grindr Inc (NYSE: GRND) has plunged by -0.67 when compared to previous closing price of 23.99, but the company has seen a 2.01% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-12 that GRINDR INC (GRND) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.
Is It Worth Investing in Grindr Inc (NYSE: GRND) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for GRND is at 0.31. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GRND is 44.28M, and currently, shorts hold a 15.17% of that float. The average trading volume for GRND on May 14, 2025 was 2.03M shares.
GRND’s Market Performance
GRND stock saw an increase of 2.01% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 31.73% and a quarterly increase of 32.39%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.19%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.02% for Grindr Inc (GRND). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.26% for GRND’s stock, with a 51.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GRND
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GRND stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for GRND by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GRND in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $20 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GRND reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $14. The rating they have provided for GRND stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 27th, 2024.
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to GRND, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on June 27th of the previous year.
GRND Trading at 24.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GRND to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.19%, as shares surge +31.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +28.12% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GRND rose by +2.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +106.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.81. In addition, Grindr Inc saw 33.58% 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 GRND starting from J MICHAEL GEARON JR REV TRUST, who proposed sale 283,559 shares at the price of $24.13 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, J MICHAEL GEARON JR REV TRUST now owns shares of Grindr Inc, valued at $6,842,307 using the latest closing price.
J MICHAEL GEARON JR REV TRUST, the Director of Grindr Inc, proposed sale 500,000 shares at $23.71 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that J MICHAEL GEARON JR REV TRUST is holding shares at $11,853,690 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GRND
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for Grindr Inc stands at -0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value -63.52, with -16.93 for asset returns.
Based on Grindr Inc (GRND), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.91. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -75.76 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.7. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.17.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Grindr Inc (GRND) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
