The stock of BRF S.A. (NYSE:BRFS) increased by $0.02 on Monday to $1.97, up 0.77 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 2,978,820 shares of common stock traded. 15 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $0.3850. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 4,554,410, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 5,222,168.
BRFS stock dropped -0.25% since last month. On 08/25/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $1.9200. The stock touched a high of $3.36 on 08/04/23, after rallying from a low of $1.05 in 52 weeks. The price of BRFS stock has risen by 24.37% or $0.3850 this year, reaching a new high 15 times. Still, the stock price is down -41.43% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Beta for the stock is 1.68. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.30, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.13.
Company paid $0.0270 per share in dividends, an increase of 8.0% from $0.0250 last year.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, BRF S.A.’s quick ratio was 0.60, while its current ratio was 1.10, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 2.30, and the total debt to equity ratio is 2.95. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 15.10% percent. BRF S.A.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 6.31%, whereas its operating margin stood at -0.50% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $1.58 billion and revenue of $10.42 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. BRFS’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been -6.00%. There was a -1.10% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was -32.10%.
Earnings Surprise
According to BRF S.A.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $10.22 billion, while revenues rose by 10.15% to $0.0. It was predicted that BRF S.A.’s quarterly earnings would be -$0.25, but it ended up being -$0.01. EBITDA was $92.31 million for the quarter. At the end of BRF S.A.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 9.02 billion, while its total debt was $27.39 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at BRF S.A.’s (BRFS) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 25 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 43.98%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 27.78% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 16.11% and 20.72% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.0832. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 18.76%, the RSI (14) reading is 47.88%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.0489, and the 14-day reading is at -0.0570.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, JP Morgan raised its rating on BRF S.A. (NYSE: BRFS) to an Overweight. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as a Neutral. Analysts have assigned BRF S.A. (BRFS) an Hold rating. BRFS is a stock that is recommended for selling by 1 brokerage firm, while 8 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 BRFS’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $1.47 and $3.36, with a median target price of $2.29. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for BRF S.A. (BRFS) is $2.25.
