The stock of Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ:VCSA) decreased by -$0.03 on Friday to finish at $0.66, down -2.99 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,196,940 shares of common stock traded. 13 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$0.5954. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 748,940, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,305,360.
VCSA stock dropped -12.79% since last month. On 07/21/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $0.6501. The stock touched a high of $5.70 on 02/02/23, after rallying from a low of $0.58 in 52 weeks. The price of VCSA stock has declined by -47.25% or -$0.5954 this year, reaching a new high 13 times. Still, the stock price is down -88.34% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
VCSA stock investors should be aware that Vacasa Inc. (VCSA) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 4 days ago on Aug 10. On Aug 10, 10% Owner Mossytree Inc. sold 100,600 shares at $0.68 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $68,408. On Aug 09, Mossytree Inc. sold 200,000 shares at a price of US$0.68. After the transaction, the insider now owns 568,938 shares. 10% Owner Mossytree Inc. had earlier sold 100,000 shares on Aug 08 for $0.69 a share. The transaction was completed for $69,000.
Valuation Metrics
Beta for the stock is 0.67. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.25, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.40.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Vacasa Inc.’s quick ratio was 0.80, while its current ratio was 0.80, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 53.00% percent. Vacasa Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was -3.67%, whereas its operating margin stood at -30.00% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $623.58 million and revenue of $1.19 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. There was a -93.80% return on investment (ROI) in the past year.
Earnings Surprise
According to Vacasa Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $304.58 million, while revenues fell by -1.89% to $256.85 million. It was predicted that Vacasa Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be -$0.01, but it ended up being -$0.09, beating the consensus by 88.90%. EBITDA was $12.24 million for the quarter. At the end of Vacasa Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 1.13 billion, while its total debt was $28.17 million. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $444.0 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Vacasa Inc.’s (VCSA) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 11 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 37.86%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 38.42% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 21.11% and 33.56% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.0534. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 8.35%, the RSI (14) reading is 42.63%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.0233, and the 14-day reading is at -0.0314.
Analyst Ratings
Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA) was downgraded by Oppenheimer to a a Perform rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a an Outperform. Analysts have assigned Vacasa Inc. (VCSA) an Hold rating. VCSA is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 6 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 2 others recommend it as a buy.
What is VCSA’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $0.70 and $1.65, with a median target price of $1.38. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Vacasa Inc. (VCSA) is $1.27.
