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After finishing at $5.35 in the prior trading day, Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ: DNUT) closed at $5.36, up 0.19%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.74 million shares were traded. DNUT stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.31.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DNUT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.30 and its Current Ratio is at 0.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.10.
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, Morgan Stanley on February 26, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $6 from $12 previously.
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 Mar 14 ’25 when Riad Sherif bought 20,000 shares for $5.45 per share.
McBride Kelly P sold 16,488 shares of DNUT for $199,999 on Sep 16 ’24. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 62,080 shares after completing the transaction at $12.13 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, McBride Kelly P, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,488 shares for $12.13 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DNUT now has a Market Capitalization of 912808000 and an Enterprise Value of 2266518016. As of this moment, Krispy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 348.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.361 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.545.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DNUT is 1.41, which has changed by -0.54537743 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09506309 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DNUT has reached a high of $17.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -34.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.47%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.81M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3891460 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 170.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.33M. Insiders hold about 51.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.46% stake in the company. Shares short for DNUT as of 1740700800 were 22022591 with a Short Ratio of 7.85, compared to 1738281600 on 18342933. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22022591 and a Short% of Float of 25.05.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DNUT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.14, compared to 0.14 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026168225
