As of Friday close, Voya Financial Inc.’s (NYSE:VOYA) stock was down -$3.05, moving down -4.61 percent to $63.10. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 4,530,500 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$5.82 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 2,371,385, while in the previous 50 days, it was 1,999,124.
Since last month, VOYA stock retreated -17.77%. Shares of the company fell to $62.79 on 03/17/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $78.11 was reached on 02/16/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $56.20. Since the beginning of this year, VOYA’s stock price has risen by 2.62% or $1.61, and marked a new high 16 times. However, the stock has declined by -19.22% since its 52-week high.
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VOYA stock investors should be aware that Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 12 days ago on Mar 06. MARTIN RODNEY O JR, the Director of the company, disposed of 39,724 shares for $75.24 on Mar 06. It resulted in a $2,988,842 divestment by the insider. SILVA KEVIN D sold 17,500 shares at an average price of $74.79 on Feb 28. The insider now owns 2,130 shares following the transaction. On Feb 23, Director MARTIN RODNEY O JR sold 38,813 shares at $74.00 apiece. The transaction was valued at $2,872,162.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) has a P/E ratio of about 14.32. The stock’s beta is 1.17. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.09, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.37, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 5.08 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.20 per share was paid out, which is 400.0% more than last year’s $0.04. On Thursday January 26 2023, a $0.16 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending December 30 was 0.47, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.50. In the year ended December 30, operating margins totaled 10.30%. Based on annual data, VOYA earned $428.0 million in gross profit and brought in $5.92 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 9.20%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 9.80%.
In Voya Financial Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for December 30, it reported total debt of $2.09 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. VOYA’s revenue fell -50.15% to $1.52 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $1.34 billion. While analysts expected Voya Financial Inc. to report $1.55 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $2.18 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 40.60%. During the quarter, the company generated $131.0 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $97.29 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Voya Financial Inc.’s (VOYA) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 47.57%, the RSI 9-day stood at 26.50% on 17 March.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Voya Financial Inc. price is down by -8.44% percent or -$5.82. At present, VOYA shares trade -18.11% below its 20-day simple moving average and -0.22% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -0.46% below its SMA50 and -8.03% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 10.70% and Stochastic coefficient D was 15.32%, while ATR was 2.61. Given the Stochastic reading of 2.28% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 31.85%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -3.85, while the 14-day reading stands at -6.26.
Analyst Ratings
JP Morgan upgraded its rating on Voya Financial Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) to an Overweight in a note to investors on January 06, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Neutral rating on the stock.Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA) has been rated Buy by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, VOYA is a sell, and 3 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate Voya Financial Inc. stock as buy, with 14 recommending it as overweight.