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The price of Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ: VTNR) closed at $0.41 in the last session, up 0.36% from day before closing price of $0.41. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. VTNR stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.4279 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.3998.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VTNR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.30 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.13.
On January 24, 2024, Northland Capital Downgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $2.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 19, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $4.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 10 ’24 when Khoury Odeh sold 2,250 shares for $1.16 per share. The transaction valued at 2,610 led to the insider holds 17,784 shares of the business.
Stratton Christopher Allen sold 100,000 shares of VTNR for $392,600 on Nov 10 ’23. The Director now owns 88,405 shares after completing the transaction at $3.93 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VTNR now has a Market Capitalization of 38696220 and an Enterprise Value of 486959232. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.152 whereas that against EBITDA is -32.514.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VTNR has reached a high of $5.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -42.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -73.78%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VTNR traded on average about 2.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1525760 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 93.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 85.73M. Insiders hold about 8.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 29.78% stake in the company. Shares short for VTNR as of 1723680000 were 10536864 with a Short Ratio of 4.48, compared to 1721001600 on 12919616. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10536864 and a Short% of Float of 12.280000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Vertex Energy Inc (VTNR) is underway, with the input of 2.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.2, with high estimates of -$0.13 and low estimates of -$0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.01 and -$1.33 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.17. EPS for the following year is -$0.01, with 1.0 analysts recommending between -$0.01 and -$0.01.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $534.2M. It ranges from a high estimate of $547M to a low estimate of $521.41M. As of the current estimate, Vertex Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.02BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $677.37M. There is a high estimate of $688.74M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $666M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VTNR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.18BBased on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.78B and the low estimate is $2.78B.
