Metric Deep Dive: Understanding First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (FWRG) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $15.02 in the prior trading day, First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ: FWRG) closed at $14.60, down -2.80%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. FWRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.035 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.99.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FWRG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.

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, The Benchmark Company on August 27, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $23.

On January 04, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $22 to $20.

Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on October 18, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $22.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 19 ’24 when Bradley Julie MB bought 41,451 shares for $15.26 per share.

Bradley Julie MB bought 9,528 shares of FWRG for $163,606 on Aug 27 ’24. On Aug 26 ’24, another insider, Bradley Julie MB, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 66,665 shares for $17.15 each.

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 906220544 and an Enterprise Value of 1585554944. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.643 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.471.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, FWRG has reached a high of $25.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.08%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 600.34K shares per day over the past 3-months and 515180 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 59.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.15M. Insiders hold about 46.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.26% stake in the company. Shares short for FWRG as of 1726185600 were 4586141 with a Short Ratio of 7.64, compared to 1723680000 on 4552049. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4586141 and a Short% of Float of 14.37.

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