7.14% volatility in Gannett Co Inc (GCI) last month: This is a red flag warning

Zack King

On Friday, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) opened lower -4.72% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $4.87. Price fluctuations for GCI have ranged from $2.55 to $5.69 over the past 52 weeks.

It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Communication Services sector saw sales topped by 36.36%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -130.81% at the time writing. With a float of $127.86 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $147.11 million.

Gannett Co Inc (GCI) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Publishing industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Gannett Co Inc is 13.08%, while institutional ownership is 77.44%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 02 ’25, was worth 343,063. Before that another transaction happened on May 09 ’25, when Company’s Former Officer proposed sale 155,000 for $3.53, making the entire transaction worth $546,927.

Gannett Co Inc (GCI) Performance Highlights and Predictions

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at -0.06) by 0.17. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.03 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -130.81% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -10.95% during the next five years compared to 36.36% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Gannett Co Inc (GCI). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.67. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.29. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 25.00.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.52, a number that is poised to hit -0.22 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.12 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Gannett Co Inc (GCI)

The latest stats from [Gannett Co Inc, GCI] show that its last 5-days average volume of 1.99 million was superior to 1.68 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 9.24%.

During the past 100 days, Gannett Co Inc’s (GCI) raw stochastic average was set at 56.48%, which indicates a significant increase from 51.42% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.38 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 0.21 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $4.26, while its 200-day Moving Average is $3.82. Now, the first resistance to watch is $4.77. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $4.90. The third major resistance level sits at $5.00. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $4.54, it is likely to go to the next support level at $4.44. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $4.31.

Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) Key Stats

There are currently 147,109K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 682.58 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,509 M according to its annual income of -26,350 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 560,800 K and its income totaled -39,250 K.

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