Those aiming for above-average market returns often engage in the meticulous process of stock picking. Choosing the right stocks can make a substantial difference in your wealth.
Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ: DNUT) closed the day trading at $4.28 up 1.18% from the previous closing price of $4.23. In other words, the price has increased by $1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.06 million shares were traded. DNUT stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.19.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DNUT, let’s 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 728884032 and an Enterprise Value of 2082594048. As of this moment, Krispy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 277.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.251 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.041.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DNUT is 1.49, which has changed by -0.6955903 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07019031 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 -33.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -55.26%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DNUT traded about 3.35M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DNUT traded about 4506250 shares per day. 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 57.52% stake in the company. Shares short for DNUT as of 1743379200 were 22564555 with a Short Ratio of 6.73, compared to 1740700800 on 22022591. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22564555 and a Short% of Float of 25.669999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
DNUT’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.14, up from 0.14 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03309693
