Vestis Corp (VSTS) Stock Up 1.96%: Is It a Good Investment?

A share price of Vestis Corp [VSTS] is currently trading at $16.62, up 1.96%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VSTS shares have gain 1.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 17.71%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Vestis Corp [NYSE: VSTS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 08, 2024, when Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $13 for it. On May 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $13.40 on the stock. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $11 on May 03, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on February 28, 2024, and upped its price target to $19. In a note dated January 25, 2024, Goldman initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $22 on this stock.

Vestis Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $8.92 and $22.37. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $13 within the next 12 months. Vestis Corp [NYSE: VSTS] shares were valued at $16.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -21.78% based on the average VSTS price forecast.

Analyzing the VSTS fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vestis Corp [NYSE:VSTS] were 2.81B which represents -4.42% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.06. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.26.

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 15.94 points at the first support level, and at 15.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.51.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vestis Corp [NYSE:VSTS] is 1.73. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.50, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.78, the price to book ratio is 2.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 104.46.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Pertz Douglas A, Director, that happened on May 24 ’24 when 54468.0 shares were purchased. Director, Pertz Douglas A completed a deal on May 28 ’24 to buy 22442.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and CTO Shih Grant bought 800.0 shares on May 24 ’24.

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