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After finishing at $32.3 in the prior trading day, Byrna Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: BYRN) closed at $25.42, down -21.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$21.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.16 million shares were traded. BYRN stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.61.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BYRN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.53 and its Current Ratio is at 3.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
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, ROTH MKM on August 28, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On April 26, 2022, Dawson James started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $12.
On August 20, 2021, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $36.Raymond James initiated its Strong Buy rating on August 20, 2021, with a $36 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 Apr 22 ’25 when Rooney Emily bought 2,500 shares for $20.50 per share. The transaction valued at 51,238 led to the insider holds 37,564 shares of the business.
Brasseur John bought 728 shares of BYRN for $14,701 on Apr 15 ’25. The Chief Operating Officer now owns 9,068 shares after completing the transaction at $20.19 per share. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Hughes Herbert, who serves as the Chairman of the Board of the company, sold 12,000 shares for $29.49 each. As a result, the insider received 353,862 and left with 135,226 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, BYRN now has a Market Capitalization of 576374080 and an Enterprise Value of 683210240. As of this moment, Byrna’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.17 whereas that against EBITDA is 67.484.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BYRN is 2.09, which has changed by 1.5343969 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BYRN has reached a high of $34.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.09%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 509.90K shares per day over the past 3-months and 862200 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 22.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 17.64M. Insiders hold about 22.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.16% stake in the company. Shares short for BYRN as of 1749772800 were 3614644 with a Short Ratio of 7.09, compared to 1747267200 on 3409272. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3614644 and a Short% of Float of 22.74.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0