ARKO Corp (NASDAQ: ARKO) closed the day trading at $5.69 up 2.52% from the previous closing price of $5.55. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 506270 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ARKO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 6.48.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BMO Capital Markets on November 14, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Market Perform and sets its target price to $8 from $10 previously.
On August 09, 2023, Odeon started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $11.
On May 25, 2022, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $7.75.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on May 25, 2022, with a $7.75 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’24 when Willner Morris sold 2,792,631 shares for $6.76 per share. The transaction valued at 18,878,186 led to the insider holds 11,683,980 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARKO now has a Market Capitalization of 682.80M and an Enterprise Value of 3.09B. As of this moment, ARKO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 151.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.33 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.62.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ARKO has reached a high of $9.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.49, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.70.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ARKO traded about 273.41K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ARKO traded about 483.86k shares per day. A total of 116.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 73.50M. Insiders hold about 38.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.17% stake in the company. Shares short for ARKO as of Feb 29, 2024 were 2.89M with a Short Ratio of 10.58, compared to 2.89M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.49% and a Short% of Float of 5.14%.
Dividends & Splits
ARKO’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.12, up from 0.12 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 2.16%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.11%.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 2 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.19 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.17 and a low estimate of -$0.21, while EPS last year was -$0.03. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.05, with high estimates of $0.08 and low estimates of $0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.19 and -$0.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.07. EPS for the following year is $0.03, with 3 analysts recommending between $0.24 and -$0.1.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $2.08B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.18B to a low estimate of $1.94B. As of the current estimate, ARKO Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.09B, an estimated decrease of -0.50% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ARKO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.71B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.41B, down -1.40% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.01B and the low estimate is $8.8B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 0.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
