Wolverine World Wide Inc. (NYSE:WWW) finished Wednesday with an addition of $0.2 to close at $8.29, an upside of 2.47 percent. An average of 1,329,200 shares of common stock have been traded in the last five days. There was a gain of $0.19 in the past week, and it reached a new high 2 times over the past 12 months. The last 20 days have seen an average of 1,467,915 shares traded, while the 50-day average volume stands at 1,036,152.
WWW stock has decreased by -33.04% in the last month. The company shares reached their 1-month lowest point of $7.92 on 08/14/23. With the stock rallying to its 52-week high on 05/10/23, shares of the company touched a low of $7.92 and a high of $21.57 in 52 weeks. It has reached a new high 21 times so far this year and lost -24.15% or -$2.64 in price. In spite of this, the price is down -61.57% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
WWW stock investors should be aware that Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 80 days ago on Aug 18.
Valuation Metrics
Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) stock’s beta is 1.73. Other valuation ratios to consider include the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio at 0.25, the price-to-book (PB) ratio at 1.90, and the price-to-cash flow ratio at 8.05.
Financial Health
The quick ratio of Wolverine World Wide Inc. for the recent quarter was 0.50, and the current ratio was 1.20, indicating that the company is not able to meet its debt obligations. Further, the company has a long term debt to equity ratio of 2.07 and a total debt to equity ratio of 3.21 for the recent quarter. Wolverine World Wide Inc.’s EBITDA margin is 7.40%, while its operating margin for the same period stands at -12.00%. Its gross profit as reported stood at $1.07 billion compared to revenue of $2.68 billion.
For investors, determining the potential profitability of the investment also depends on the performance of the company’s management. In the past 12 months, Wolverine World Wide Inc.’s return on assets was -10.70%.
Earnings Surprise
For the recent quarter, Wolverine World Wide Inc. had $718.5 million in total debt. In the quarter under review, the net income was down than the previous quarter. The company posted a net income of $24.0 million in the quarter, while revenues were shrunk -419.17%. Shareholders own equity worth $79.52 million.
Technical Picture
From a technical analysis perspective, let’s take a brief look at Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) price momentum. RSI 9-day as of the close on 23 August was 22.18%, suggesting the stock is oversold, with historical volatility in this time frame at 36.00%.
As of today, WWW’s price is $8.22 +2.35% or $0.19 from its 5-day moving average. WWW is currently trading -35.13% lower than its 20-day SMA and -49.20% lower than its 100-day SMA. However, the stock’s current price level is -42.35% below the SMA50 and -51.21% below the SMA200.
The stochastic %K and %D were 6.00% and 6.30%, respectively, and the average true range (ATR) was 0.57. With the 14-day stochastic at 7.66% and the average true range at 0.58, the RSI (14) stands at 23.13%. The stock has reached -0.07 on the 9-day MACD Oscillator while the 14-day reading was at -1.22.
Analyst Ratings
Seaport Research Partners downgraded Wolverine World Wide Inc. (NYSE: WWW) to a a Neutral rating in its most recent analyst report. Previously, the stock was rated as a Buy. The consensus rating for Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) among analysts is Hold. According to current brokerage recommendations, 0 brokerage firms advise that investors sell WWW, while 9 suggest investors hold. There are 0 analysts who rate the stock as underweight. The stock is rated overweight by 0 analysts, while 0 others rate it as a “buy”.
What is WWW’s price target for the next 12 months?
Analysts predict a range of price targets between $8.00 and $13.00, with a median target of $10.00. Taking a look at these predictions, the average price target given by analysts for Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) stock is $10.14.
