In the latest session, Blade Air Mobility Inc (NASDAQ: BLDE) closed at $3.35 up 6.01% from its previous closing price of $3.16. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.1900 from its previous closing price. On the day, 988482 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Blade Air Mobility Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.81 and its Current Ratio is at 5.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
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 this company, Ladenburg Thalmann on July 18, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $13.
On July 17, 2023, Ladenburg Thalmann started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $13.
On September 28, 2021, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $14.Oppenheimer initiated its Outperform rating on September 28, 2021, with a $14 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’24 when WIESENTHAL ROBERT S sold 66,932 shares for $2.62 per share. The transaction valued at 175,670 led to the insider holds 7,174,911 shares of the business.
Heyburn William A. sold 26,632 shares of BLDE for $69,898 on Mar 14 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 1,355,020 shares after completing the transaction at $2.62 per share. On Mar 14 ’24, another insider, Tomkiel Melissa M., who serves as the President and General Counsel of the company, sold 25,634 shares for $2.62 each. As a result, the insider received 67,279 and left with 1,230,545 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, BLDE now has a Market Capitalization of 238.37M and an Enterprise Value of 96.76M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.43 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.59.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BLDE has reached a high of $4.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.1074, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.1856.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BLDE has traded an average of 812.42K shares per day and 1.14M over the past ten days. A total of 75.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.21M. Insiders hold about 40.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 42.66% stake in the company. Shares short for BLDE as of Mar 15, 2024 were 3M with a Short Ratio of 3.70, compared to 2.48M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.98% and a Short% of Float of 6.35%.
Earnings Estimates
There are 4 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.13 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.08 and a low estimate of -$0.18, while EPS last year was -$0.21. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.12, with high estimates of -$0.1 and low estimates of -$0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.34 and -$0.48 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.41. EPS for the following year is -$0.28, with 4 analysts recommending between -$0.15 and -$0.5.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $47.48M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $49.86M to a low estimate of $47.8M. As of the current estimate, Blade Air Mobility Inc’s year-ago sales were $38.13M, an estimated increase of 24.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $49.46M, an increase of 9.30% less than the figure of $24.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $51M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $48.25M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BLDE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $227.56M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $225.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $225.18M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $146.12M, up 54.10% from the average estimate. Based on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $246.37M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $247.94M and the low estimate is $244.9M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 9.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
