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The price of First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ: FWRG) closed at $19.37 in the last session, down -3.15% from day before closing price of $20.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. FWRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.955 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.88.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FWRG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.36 and its Current Ratio is at 0.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.25.
On October 17, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $20.
On August 27, 2024, The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $23.The Benchmark Company initiated its Buy rating on August 27, 2024, with a $23 target price.
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 Mar 12 ’25 when HOPE H MELVILLE III sold 8,013 shares for $16.81 per share. The transaction valued at 134,699 led to the insider holds 74,302 shares of the business.
Wolszczak Jay Anthony sold 5,743 shares of FWRG for $96,540 on Mar 12 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer, GC & Secy now owns 37,768 shares after completing the transaction at $16.81 per share. On Mar 12 ’25, another insider, Hartman Eric Richard, who serves as the Chief Development Officer of the company, sold 3,916 shares for $16.81 each. As a result, the insider received 65,828 and left with 69,475 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, FWRG now has a Market Capitalization of 1180963712 and an Enterprise Value of 1952104704. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 63.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 38.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.922 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.156.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FWRG is 0.90, which has changed by -0.18097252 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FWRG has reached a high of $25.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.76%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FWRG traded on average about 690.92K shares per day over the past 3-months and 876950 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 60.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.60M. Insiders hold about 35.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.92% stake in the company. Shares short for FWRG as of 1743379200 were 6003215 with a Short Ratio of 8.69, compared to 1740700800 on 5339265. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6003215 and a Short% of Float of 14.96.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
