Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Wayfair Inc (W) Through Ratios

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The closing price of Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) was $47.39 for the day, up 3.20% from the previous closing price of $45.92. In other words, the price has increased by $3.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.0 million shares were traded. W stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.865.

Ratios:

Our analysis of W’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 138.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.84.

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, Wedbush on January 06, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $44 from $45 previously.

On November 04, 2024, Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $60 to $50.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 04 ’25 when Schaferkordt Anke bought 475 shares for $46.42 per share.

Conine Steven sold 30,000 shares of W for $1,453,492 on Jan 21 ’25. The Co-Founder now owns 589,073 shares after completing the transaction at $48.45 per share. On Jan 21 ’25, another insider, Shah Niraj, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $48.45 each. As a result, the insider received 1,453,379 and left with 589,137 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, W now has a Market Capitalization of 5938867200 and an Enterprise Value of 8710848512. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.735 whereas that against EBITDA is -27.742.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for W is 3.43, which has changed by -0.076613724 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, W has reached a high of $76.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.84%.

Shares Statistics:

W traded an average of 4.13M shares per day over the past three months and 3309390 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 97.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 90.00M. Insiders hold about 28.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.69% stake in the company. Shares short for W as of 1736899200 were 15478627 with a Short Ratio of 3.75, compared to 1734048000 on 17577577. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15478627 and a Short% of Float of 21.790001.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of Wayfair Inc (W) is currently drawing attention from 29.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.19, with high estimates of $0.04 and low estimates of -$0.34.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.66 and $0.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.41. EPS for the following year is $0.73, with 31.0 analysts recommending between $1.34 and $0.1.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 31 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.43B to a low estimate of $3B. As of the current estimate, Wayfair Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.11BFor the next quarter, 31 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.72B. There is a high estimate of $2.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.66B.

A total of 32 analysts have provided revenue estimates for W’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.85B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.73B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.45B and the low estimate is $11.46B.

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