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Is WW International Inc (WW) a good stock to buy now?

WW International Inc (NASDAQ: WW) is -85.71% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $0.67 and a high of $9.77 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The WW stock was last observed hovering at around $1.24 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.01%.

Currently trading at $1.25, the stock is 22.84% and 17.74% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.72 million and changing 0.81% at the moment leaves the stock -18.38% off its SMA200. WW registered -81.83% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -14.38%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $1.053 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $1.5504.

The stock witnessed a 11.61% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 47.11%, and is 42.05% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 11.76% over the week and 12.52% over the month.

WW International Inc (WW) has around 4850 employees, a market worth around $99.83M and $807.46M in sales. Profit margin for the company is -56.84%. Distance from 52-week low is 86.26% and -87.21% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-131.96%).

with sales reaching $173.23M over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 277.80% this year, but quarterly earnings will post -12.78% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -15.89% in year-over-year returns.

WW International Inc (WW) Top Institutional Holders

141.0 institutions hold shares in WW International Inc (WW), with institutional investors hold 31.20% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 79.19M, and float is at 78.54M with Short Float at 15.08%. Institutions hold 30.70% of the Float.

The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 4.07 million shares valued at $4.76 million. The investor’s holdings represent 5.1346% of the WW Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is MORGAN STANLEY with 3.69 million shares valued at $4.32 million to account for 4.6567 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC which holds 2.12 million shares representing 2.6805% and valued at over $2.48 million, while MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC holds 2.525 of the shares totaling 2.0 million with a market value of $2.34 million.

WW International Inc (WW) Insider Activity

The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by KELLY DENIS F, the company’s Director. SEC filings show that KELLY DENIS F bought 64,500 shares of the company’s common stock on Aug 06 ’24 at a price of $0.77 per share for a total of $49897.0. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 0.15 million shares.

WW International Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Aug 07 ’24 that Sistani Sima (Chief Executive Officer) bought a total of 65,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Aug 07 ’24 and was made at $0.75 per share for $48555.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.27 million shares of the WW stock.

Still, SEC filings show that on Dec 01 ’23, COLOSI MICHAEL F (General Counsel and Secretary) disposed off 25,900 shares at an average price of $7.04 for $0.18 million. The insider now directly holds 0 shares of WW International Inc (WW).

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