As of close of business last night, Aarons Company Inc’s stock clocked out at $8.07, down -5.28% from its previous closing price of $8.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 694860 shares were traded. AAN stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.77.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AAN’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.02.
On July 10, 2023, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $15 to $14.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on October 24, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $6.50.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 08 when George Rachel G bought 500 shares for $9.25 per share. The transaction valued at 4,625 led to the insider holds 46,549 shares of the business.
Olsen Stephen W sold 10,000 shares of AAN for $110,800 on Dec 13. The President now owns 94,885 shares after completing the transaction at $11.08 per share. On Nov 14, another insider, JOHNSON TIMOTHY A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $8.33 each. As a result, the insider paid 166,592 and bolstered with 44,255 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, AAN now has a Market Capitalization of 245.02M and an Enterprise Value of 882.64M. As of this moment, Aarons’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 109.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.41 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.56.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAN is 1.37, which has changed by -31.12% over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 27.55% over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAN has reached a high of $16.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.68, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.30.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AAN traded 327.53K shares on average per day over the past three months and 279.23k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 30.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 29.08M. Insiders hold about 4.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.59% stake in the company. Shares short for AAN as of Feb 15, 2024 were 691.05k with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 703.14k on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.28% and a Short% of Float of 2.98%.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.50, AAN has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 5.87%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 5.87%.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 6 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.22 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.53 and a low estimate of -$0.08, while EPS last year was $0.66. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.22, with high estimates of $0.45 and low estimates of $0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.62 and $0.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.75. EPS for the following year is $1.28, with 4 analysts recommending between $1.95 and $0.75.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $529.36M. It ranges from a high estimate of $568M to a low estimate of $502.32M. As of the current estimate, Aarons Company Inc’s year-ago sales were $554.36M, an estimated decrease of -4.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $521.33M, a decrease of -4.00% over than the figure of -$4.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $551M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $498.94M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.15B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.14B, up 0.70% from the average estimate. Based on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.21B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.24B and the low estimate is $2.15B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
