Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL) is 14.36% away from 50-day simple Moving Average despite all headwinds

On Tuesday, Simply Good Foods Co (NASDAQ: SMPL) opened higher 0.43% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $39.84. Price fluctuations for SMPL have ranged from $30.00 to $43.00 over the past 52 weeks.

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A company in the Consumer Defensive sector has jumped its sales by 21.75% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 4.66% at the time writing. With a float of $91.53 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $100.15 million.

In an organization with 316 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 37.48%, operating margin of 15.71%, and the pretax margin is 13.97%.

Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Packaged Foods industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Simply Good Foods Co is 8.67%, while institutional ownership is 91.89%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 18 ’24, was worth 2,886,229. In this transaction Chf Legal & Corp. Affairs Of. of this company sold 76,761 shares at a rate of $37.60, taking the stock ownership to the 40,068 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 18 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 76,761 for $37.00, making the entire transaction worth $2,840,157.

Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL) Latest Financial update

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 8/31/2024, the company posted 0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.42) by 0.01. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.42 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 4.66% per share during the next fiscal year.

Simply Good Foods Co (NASDAQ: SMPL) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 2.75. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.01. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.28.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.38, a number that is poised to hit 0.47 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.13 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.41 million. That was better than the volume of 0.9 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 90.97%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.91.

During the past 100 days, Simply Good Foods Co’s (SMPL) raw stochastic average was set at 97.01%, which indicates a significant increase from 94.55% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 22.61% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 25.43% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $34.99, while its 200-day Moving Average is $34.82. However, in the short run, Simply Good Foods Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $40.29. Second resistance stands at $40.57. The third major resistance level sits at $40.86. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $39.72, it is likely to go to the next support level at $39.43. The third support level lies at $39.15 if the price breaches the second support level.

Simply Good Foods Co (NASDAQ: SMPL) Key Stats

There are currently 100,222K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 4.01 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,331 M according to its annual income of 139,310 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 375,690 K and its income totaled 29,290 K.