Considering Chewy Inc (CHWY) as a potential investment: What Should You Do?

As of close of business last night, Chewy Inc’s stock clocked out at $17.99, up 0.06% from its previous closing price of $17.98. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5201485 shares were traded.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of CHWY’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.

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, Barclays on January 11, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $30 from $19 previously.

On December 19, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $27.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on December 19, 2023, with a $27 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’24 when Bowman Stacy sold 604 shares for $17.79 per share. The transaction valued at 10,748 led to the insider holds 219,631 shares of the business.

Singh Sumit sold 527 shares of CHWY for $9,378 on Mar 04 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 109,759 shares after completing the transaction at $17.79 per share. On Feb 02 ’24, another insider, Singh Sumit, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 192,642 shares for $17.70 each. As a result, the insider received 3,409,763 and left with 1,307,025 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, CHWY now has a Market Capitalization of 7.76B and an Enterprise Value of 7.33B. As of this moment, Chewy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 678.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 121.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 26.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.67 whereas that against EBITDA is 57.50.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, CHWY has reached a high of $40.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 18.30, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.26.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that CHWY traded 9.08M shares on average per day over the past three months and 7.05M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 444.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 128.49M. Insiders hold about 71.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 23.21% stake in the company. Shares short for CHWY as of Feb 29, 2024 were 19.8M with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 20.54M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4.59% and a Short% of Float of 24.23%.

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 14 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.04 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.04 and a low estimate of -$0.1, while EPS last year was $0.01. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.06, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.01.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.13 and -$0.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.02. EPS for the following year is $0.13, with 19 analysts recommending between $0.29 and -$0.12.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 22 analysts expect revenue to total $2.77B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.91B to a low estimate of $2.39B. As of the current estimate, Chewy Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.71B, an estimated increase of 2.40% from the year-ago figure.

A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHWY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.06B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.12B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.1B, up 10.10% from the average estimate. Based on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.68B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.64B and the low estimate is $11.38B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 5.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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