Is PBF Energy Inc (PBF) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, PBF Energy Inc [PBF] stock is trading at $15.68, up 1.88%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PBF shares have gain 3.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -24.47%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

PBF Energy Inc [NYSE: PBF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 11, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Sell rating and also revised its price target to $17 from $19. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Sell on December 20, 2024, and dropped its price target to $20. On December 16, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform and revised its price target to $31 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and decreased its price target to $34 on December 09, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Hold and reduced its price target to $27 on November 01, 2024. In a note dated October 04, 2024, BMO Capital Markets downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $42 to $35.

For the past year, the stock price of PBF Energy Inc fluctuated between $13.61 and $58.17. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $22 within the next 12 months. PBF Energy Inc [NYSE: PBF] shares were valued at $15.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 40.31% based on the average PBF price forecast.

Analyzing the PBF fundamentals

According to PBF Energy Inc [NYSE:PBF], the company’s sales were 33.12B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -19.56% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.01% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.04, Equity is -0.09 and Total Capital is -0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.41.

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 15.47 points at the first support level, and at 15.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 15.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.21.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that PBF Energy Inc [NYSE:PBF] has a current ratio of 1.25. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.54, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.05, the price to book ratio is 0.33.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Control Empresarial de Capital, Add’l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1, that happened on Apr 15 ’25 when 15000.0 shares were purchased. Add’l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1, Control Empresarial de Capital completed a deal on Apr 09 ’25 to buy 15000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Add’l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1 Control Empresarial de Capital bought 2000.0 shares on Apr 10 ’25.

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