At the last check on Thursday, Village Farms International Inc.’s (NASDAQ:VFF) stock was up $0.11, moving up 12.18 percent to $0.98. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 911,807 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.1850 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,181,422, while in the previous 50 days, it was 754,849.
Since last month, VFF stock rose 65.42%. Shares of the company fell to $0.5500 on 08/07/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $2.73 was reached on 01/23/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $0.55. Since the beginning of this year, VFF’s stock price has dropped by -27.16% or -$0.3450, and marked a new high 10 times. However, the stock has declined by -64.25% since its 52-week high.
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VFF stock investors should be aware that Village Farms International Inc. (VFF) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 211 days ago on Feb 01. DEGIGLIO MICHAEL A, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, purchased of 54,212 shares for $1.11 on Feb 01. It resulted in a $60,240 investment by the insider. Henry John Patrick added 45,000 shares at an average price of $1.04 on Jan 31. The insider now owns 68,500 shares following the transaction. On Jan 13, Chief Financial Officer Ruffini Stephen C sold 100,000 shares at $1.53 apiece. The transaction was valued at $153,400.
Valuation Metrics
The stock’s beta is 2.66. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.41, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.31.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Village Farms International Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 1.20, while its current ratio was 2.20, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.16, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.20. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 12.40% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to -10.73%, whereas operating margins totaled -17.10%. Based on annual data, VFF earned $27.5 million in gross profit and brought in $293.57 million 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 -23.80%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -19.30%.
In Village Farms International Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $41.62 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. VFF’s revenue fell -7.37% to $64.66 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $77.21 million. While analysts expected Village Farms International Inc. to report -$0.04 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was -$0.01 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 75.00%. During the quarter, the company generated -$1.48 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Village Farms International Inc. were 162.49 million at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $68.56 million. The value of shareholders’ equity is $110.24 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Village Farms International Inc.’s (VFF) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 119.94%, the RSI 9-day stood at 69.04% on 30 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Village Farms International Inc. price is up by +22.84% percent or $0.1850. At present, VFF shares trade +71.26% above its 20-day simple moving average and +27.08% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +46.32% above its SMA50 and -55.18% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 59.47% and Stochastic coefficient D was 49.92%, while ATR was 0.0973. Given the Stochastic reading of 68.92% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 65.64%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.0345, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.0104.
Analyst Ratings
Village Farms International Inc. downgraded its rating on Village Farms International Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) to a Mkt perform in a note to investors on February 27, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Outperform rating on the stock.Village Farms International Inc. (VFF) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, VFF is a sell, and 2 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate Village Farms International Inc. stock as buy, with 4 recommending it as overweight.
