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After finishing at $4.03 in the prior trading day, Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ: DNUT) closed at $4.42, up 9.68%. In other words, the price has increased by $9.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.24 million shares were traded. DNUT stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.95.
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 17 ’25 when Riad Sherif bought 40,994 shares for $5.36 per share.
Riad Sherif bought 20,000 shares of DNUT for $108,954 on Mar 14 ’25. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, McBride Kelly P, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 16,488 shares for $12.13 each. As a result, the insider received 199,999 and left with 62,080 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, DNUT now has a Market Capitalization of 752726016 and an Enterprise Value of 2104733056. As of this moment, Krispy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 287.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.264 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.222.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DNUT is 1.46, which has changed by -0.7051368 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DNUT has reached a high of $15.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -33.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -54.28%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.28M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4666470 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 57.48% stake in the company. Shares short for DNUT as of 1741910400 were 22870706 with a Short Ratio of 6.98, compared to 1739491200 on 20138440. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22870706 and a Short% of Float of 26.009999999999998.
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 0.034739453
