Nikola Corporation [NKLA] stock prices are up 2.63% to $2.73 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NKLA shares have gain 7.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 22.97%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Nikola Corporation [NASDAQ: NKLA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2023, when BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and also revised its price target to $5 from $7. Previously, BTIG Research upgraded its rating to Buy on September 14, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $12. On February 25, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts reiterated its Sector Perform rating and revised its price target to $8 on the stock. JP Morgan reiterated its Neutral rating and decreased its price target to $10 on February 25, 2022. Deutsche Bank reiterated its recommendation of a Hold and reduced its price target to $11 on February 25, 2022. Cowen reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on February 25, 2022, and downed its price target to $15. In a note dated November 05, 2021, BTIG Research downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
The stock price of Nikola Corporation [NKLA] has been fluctuating between $2.01 and $11.87 over the past year. Nikola Corporation [NASDAQ: NKLA] shares were valued at $2.73 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the NKLA fundamentals
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 2.63 points at the first support level, and at 2.54 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 2.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 2.97.
Nikola Corporation [NKLA] reported earnings per share of -$0.25 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 6/29/2022. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of -$0.28/share, meaning a difference of $0.03 and a surprise factor of 10.70%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 3/30/2022 were -$0.21 per share as compared to estimates of -$0.27 per share, a difference of $0.06 representing a surprise of 22.20%.
Ratios To Look Out For
Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.84, while the Cash Ratio stands at 2.75.
Transactions by insiders
We now turn our attention to insider trading, which in the past 3 months has resulted in 40 insider buyings of 3,000,000 shares and 82 insider sellings of 3,856,605 shares. Recent insider trading involved RUSSELL MARK A, Director, that happened on Dec 30 when 75000.0 shares were sold. Director, RUSSELL MARK A completed a deal on Dec 29 to sell 75000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director RUSSELL MARK A sold 75000.0 shares on Dec 28.