Financial Analysis: Gannett Co Inc. (GCI)’s Ratios Unveil Key Insights

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As of close of business last night, Gannett Co Inc.’s stock clocked out at $4.87, down -2.60% from its previous closing price of $5.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.42 million shares were traded. GCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.84.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of GCI’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 7.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.75 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.98.

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, JMP Securities on July 01, 2024, initiated with a Mkt Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $6.

On May 24, 2024, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $1.95 to $3.60.

On December 12, 2023, Compass Point started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $5.Compass Point initiated its Buy rating on December 12, 2023, with a $5 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 Nov 16 ’23 when Tarica Laurence bought 200,000 shares for $1.85 per share. The transaction valued at 370,000 led to the insider holds 1,008,799 shares of the business.

Reed Michael bought 60,000 shares of GCI for $120,600 on Nov 06 ’23. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 3,304,323 shares after completing the transaction at $2.01 per share. On Aug 14 ’23, another insider, Reed Michael, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 80,000 shares for $3.29 each. As a result, the insider paid 263,200 and bolstered with 3,244,323 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, GCI now has a Market Capitalization of 737736832 and an Enterprise Value of 1853427072. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.705 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.72.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, GCI has reached a high of $5.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 78.68%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that GCI traded 1.44M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1213590 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 148.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.38M. Insiders hold about 18.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.11% stake in the company. Shares short for GCI as of 1719532800 were 16985675 with a Short Ratio of 11.81, compared to 1717113600 on 16136280. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16985675 and a Short% of Float of 12.0799996.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 18.87.

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