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The price of Petco Health and Wellness Co Inc (NASDAQ: WOOF) closed at $4.06 in the last session, down -0.98% from day before closing price of $4.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.21 million shares were traded. WOOF stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.2032 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WOOF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.22 and its Current Ratio is at 0.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.35.
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, Citigroup on July 19, 2024, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $4 from $3 previously.
On April 02, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $5 to $1.50.
On December 19, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $3.11.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on December 19, 2023, with a $3.11 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 Dec 10 ’24 when Zavada John bought 58,916 shares for $4.65 per share.
Tichy Justin bought 20,743 shares of WOOF for $57,063 on Aug 22 ’24. On Aug 07 ’24, another insider, Tichy Justin, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 38,611 shares for $2.60 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WOOF now has a Market Capitalization of 1119167360 and an Enterprise Value of 4213849344. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.677 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.267.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WOOF has reached a high of $6.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.69%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WOOF traded on average about 3.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3928870 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 237.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.03M. Insiders hold about 71.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.27% stake in the company. Shares short for WOOF as of 1731628800 were 23093870 with a Short Ratio of 6.73, compared to 1728950400 on 22660613. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23093870 and a Short% of Float of 26.08.
