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The price of First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ: FWRG) closed at $15.32 in the last session, up 1.06% from day before closing price of $15.16. In other words, the price has increased by $1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. FWRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.075.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FWRG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.29.
On October 17, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $20.
On August 27, 2024, The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $23.The Benchmark Company initiated its Buy rating on August 27, 2024, with a $23 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. sold 4,500,000 shares for $14.70 per share. The transaction valued at 66,150,000 led to the insider holds 14,689,784 shares of the business.
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. bought 4,500,000 shares of FWRG for $66,150,000 on Jun 03 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Jemley Charles, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 15,000 shares for $16.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 247,500 and bolstered with 23,134 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FWRG now has a Market Capitalization of 934415808 and an Enterprise Value of 1753291008. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 87.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.661 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.276.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FWRG is 0.91, which has changed by -0.16375548 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FWRG has reached a high of $22.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.50%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FWRG traded on average about 950.92K shares per day over the past 3-months and 678810 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 60.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.27M. Insiders hold about 27.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.80% stake in the company. Shares short for FWRG as of 1748563200 were 5578527 with a Short Ratio of 5.87, compared to 1745971200 on 5950439. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5578527 and a Short% of Float of 13.900000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
