Westell Technologies Inc. Class A Shares Close in on 52-Week High - Market Mover
The shares closed 0.7% below its 52-week high of $1.44, with trading volume lower than its 30 day average
Dec 29, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors
Westell Technologies Inc. Class A (WSTL) shares closed today at 0.7% below its 52 week high of $1.44, giving the company a market cap of $10M. The stock is currently up 78.5% year-to-date, up 67.5% over the past 12 months, and up 171.3% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.9%, and the S&P 500 rose 4.9%.
Trading Activity
- Trading volume this week was 3.2% higher than the 20-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.0.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.
- The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $-6,731,000 in earnings before interest and taxes from $28 million in revenue. It currently holds $21 million in cash and $6 million in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 0 is higher than its current P/E ratio of -1.18, implying that analysts are expecting a decrease in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at -0.02. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 1.34 which means it currently has $1.34 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 0.19. This means that the stock is trading at a discount of 0 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 0.21.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at -0.51.
P/E
-1.18
EBITDA
$-6,731,000
P/Book
0.19
Mkt Cap
$10M
P/Sales
0.21
Revenue
$28M
EPS (TTM)
-0.56
PEG Ratio
-0.02
EV/Revenue
-0.51
Total Cash
$21M
Debt/Equity
1.34
Forward P/E
0.00
Current Debt
$6M
Gross Profit
$9M
Dividend Date
-
Earnings Date
-
Profit Margin
-0.31
Revenue/Share
3.76
Total Revenue
$28M
Enterprise Val
$-14,336,700
Put/Call Ratio
0.00
Revenue/Employee
0.00
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Information Technology industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westell Technologies Inc. Class A | 5.4 | 78.5 | 67.5 | -45.1 | 14.6 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 0.3 | 20.7 | 22.2 | -0.3 | 23.6 |
| S&P 500 Index | -0.1 | 29.4 | 31.1 | 0.1 | 32.7 |
| Information Technology | -0.8 | 38.1 | 38.0 | -0.4 | 43.3 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 212.2%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 159.4%
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westell Technologies Inc. Class A | WSTL | -1.2 | 78.5 | 67.5 | -45.1 | 14.6 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 95.7 | 25.1 | 26.0 | -14.2 | 38.1 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 23.5 | 45.9 | 46.6 | -0.1 | 49.4 |
| Emerson Electric Co. | EMR | 11.9 | 17.2 | 17.7 | -12.4 | 21.4 |
| TE Connectivity Ltd - Registered Shares | TEL | 11.7 | 36.3 | 37.8 | -2.3 | 41.1 |
| Corning, Inc. | GLW | 38.9 | 6.3 | 5.5 | -18.7 | 10.0 |
| CIENA Corp. | CIEN | 25.9 | 46.1 | 45.1 | -0.3 | 62.7 |
| Juniper Networks Inc | JNPR | 75.8 | 60.6 | 61.4 | -0.2 | 63.6 |
| CommScope Holding Company Inc | COMM | -5.5 | -17.2 | -15.4 | -50.2 | 19.4 |
| Adtran Inc. | ADTN | 668.2 | 58.0 | 55.4 | -7.4 | 61.7 |
| Netgear Inc | NTGR | 11.2 | -26.9 | -19.8 | -35.9 | 14.0 |
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