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In the latest session, Navient Corp (NASDAQ: NAVI) closed at $15.55 down -1.08% from its previous closing price of $15.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. NAVI stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.535.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Navient Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 19.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 18.38.
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, JP Morgan on April 03, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $17 from $18 previously.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on January 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 31 ’24 when HELEEN MARK L sold 10,000 shares for $17.20 per share. The transaction valued at 171,967 led to the insider holds 385,577 shares of the business.
KANE JOHN M sold 150,132 shares of NAVI for $2,855,090 on Dec 14 ’23. The EVP & Group President now owns 490,778 shares after completing the transaction at $19.02 per share. On Nov 07 ’23, another insider, HELEEN MARK L, who serves as the EVP, CLO & Secretary of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $16.99 each. As a result, the insider received 169,863 and left with 395,330 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, NAVI now has a Market Capitalization of 1757880832 and an Enterprise Value of 56377876480. As of this moment, Navient’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 51.487.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NAVI is 1.39, which has changed by 0.034597516 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NAVI has reached a high of $19.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.17%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NAVI has traded an average of 922.24K shares per day and 1121890 over the past ten days. A total of 113.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 106.28M. Insiders hold about 4.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.33% stake in the company. Shares short for NAVI as of 1713139200 were 7596457 with a Short Ratio of 8.24, compared to 1710460800 on 7570344. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7596457 and a Short% of Float of 11.41.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for NAVI is 0.64, from 0.64 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04071247The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.66.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Navient Corp (NAVI) is currently being evaluated by a team of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.45 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.57 and a low estimate of $0.37, while EPS last year was $0.7. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.32, with high estimates of $0.42 and low estimates of $0.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.15 and $1.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.68. EPS for the following year is $1.87, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.12 and $1.58.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $167.4M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $186M to a low estimate of $149M. As of the current estimate, Navient Corp’s year-ago sales were $221MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $165M. There is a high estimate of $187M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $147M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NAVI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $675M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $592M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $635.8M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $946MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $620.5M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $713M and the low estimate is $545M.
