At the time of writing, Nikola Corp [NKLA] stock is trading at $5.31, up 20.14%. 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 31.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Nikola Corp [NASDAQ: NKLA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 16, 2024, when Bryan Garnier initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $1. On January 24, 2024, Robert W. Baird initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $2 on the stock. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Market Perform and decreased its price target to $1 on May 10, 2023. BTIG Research downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Morgan Stanley started tracking with a Equal-Weight rating for this stock on March 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $3. In a note dated January 17, 2023, BTIG Research reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $7 to $5.
For the past year, the stock price of Nikola Corp fluctuated between $3.72 and $38.40. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $9.57 within the next 12 months. Nikola Corp [NASDAQ: NKLA] shares were valued at $5.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 80.23% based on the average NKLA price forecast.
Analyzing the NKLA fundamentals
According to Nikola Corp [NASDAQ:NKLA], the company’s sales were 48.62M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 103.87% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -6.05% with Operating Profit Margin at -12.89%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -17.67%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -17.71%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.78, Equity is -1.42 and Total Capital is -0.76. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.29.
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 4.66 points at the first support level, and at 4.01 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 5.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 6.14.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Nikola Corp [NASDAQ:NKLA] has a current ratio of 1.53. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.24, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.95. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.53, the price to book ratio is 0.49.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Okray Thomas B, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Sep 04 ’24 when 1396.0 shares were sold. President, Energy, Hoefelmann Dirk Ole completed a deal on Sep 04 ’24 to sell 352.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Operating Officer Chan Mary S sold 717.0 shares on Sep 04 ’24.
