As of Friday close, Natura &Co Holding S.A.’s (NYSE:NTCO) stock was up $0.1, moving up 1.56 percent to $6.50. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,123,620 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.64 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 737,710, while in the previous 50 days, it was 986,864.
Since last month, NTCO stock retreated -6.47%. Shares of the company fell to $6.28 on 08/18/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $7.68 was reached on 07/31/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $3.61. Since the beginning of this year, NTCO’s stock price has risen by 50.12% or $2.17, and marked a new high 28 times. However, the stock has declined by -15.31% since its 52-week high.
Financial Health
Based on annual data, NTCO earned $4.49 billion in gross profit and brought in $7.04 billion in revenue.
In Natura &Co Holding S.A.’s quarter-end financial report for March 30, it reported total debt of $142.8 million against cash and short-term investments of $173.17 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. While analysts expected Natura &Co Holding S.A. to report -$0.04 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was -$0.18 per share. During the quarter, the company generated $97.79 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Natura &Co Holding S.A. were 6.07 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended March 30.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Natura &Co Holding S.A.’s (NTCO) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 57.84%, the RSI 9-day stood at 34.97% on 18 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Natura &Co Holding S.A. price is down by -8.96% percent or -$0.64. At present, NTCO shares trade -10.10% below its 20-day simple moving average and +23.81% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +4.17% above its SMA50 and +13.64% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 7.26% and Stochastic coefficient D was 14.15%, while ATR was 0.29. Given the Stochastic reading of 16.27% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 39.74%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.38, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.54.
Analyst Ratings
JP Morgan upgraded its rating on Natura &Co Holding S.A. (NYSE: NTCO) to an Overweight in a note to investors on October 19, 2022. The analysts firm previously had a Neutral rating on the stock.Natura &Co Holding S.A. (NTCO) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, NTCO is a sell, and 6 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate Natura &Co Holding S.A. stock as buy, with 5 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $8.03, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $5.64 – $12.45. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Natura &Co Holding S.A. (NTCO) will achieve an average price target of $8.31.
