Is Despegar.com Corp (DESP) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Despegar.com Corp [DESP] stock is trading at $19.22, up 0.05%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Despegar.com Corp [NYSE: DESP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 24, 2024, when TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Sell on November 25, 2024, and elevated its price target to $14. On April 29, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $14.50 on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $11 on March 07, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $13 on August 11, 2023. B. Riley Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 22, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $10.

For the past year, the stock price of Despegar.com Corp fluctuated between $9.25 and $19.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $21 within the next 12 months. Despegar.com Corp [NYSE: DESP] shares were valued at $19.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.26% based on the average DESP price forecast.

Analyzing the DESP fundamentals

According to Despegar.com Corp [NYSE:DESP], the company’s sales were 756.30M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.86% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.72% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is -28.82 and Total Capital is 0.53. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -0.67.

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 19.20 points at the first support level, and at 19.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.27.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Despegar.com Corp [NYSE:DESP] has a current ratio of 0.83. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.83, while the Cash Ratio is 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 96100.00.

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