European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.69x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EWCZ is 1.57. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EWCZ is 28.84M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EWCZ on May 22, 2025 was 794.87K shares.
EWCZ) stock’s latest price update
European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ: EWCZ)’s stock price has plunge by 0.93relation to previous closing price of 5.40. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 13.31% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-05-19 that One of the most powerful catalysts for any stock is a substantial change in a researcher’s price target. That was the dynamic behind the more than 2% gain of European Wax Center (EWCZ 1.94%) on Monday, as an analyst tracking the stock significantly upped her fair value assessment.
EWCZ’s Market Performance
European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ) has seen a 13.31% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 69.25% gain in the past month and a -20.09% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.23% for EWCZ. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 37.31% for EWCZ’s stock, with a -8.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EWCZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EWCZ stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for EWCZ by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for EWCZ in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $5 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EWCZ reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $9. The rating they have provided for EWCZ stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to EWCZ, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
EWCZ Trading at 40.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EWCZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -54.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.95%, as shares surge +66.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EWCZ rose by +13.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.97. In addition, European Wax Center Inc saw -18.29% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EWCZ starting from Scott Nital P., who sale 15,048 shares at the price of $5.80 back on Dec 18 ’24. After this action, Scott Nital P. now owns 14,214 shares of European Wax Center Inc, valued at $87,278 using the latest closing price.
Scott Nital P., the Director of European Wax Center Inc, sale 4,344 shares at $5.85 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Scott Nital P. is holding 29,262 shares at $25,419 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EWCZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for European Wax Center Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 11.85, with 1.29 for asset returns.
Based on European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 62.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, European Wax Center Inc (EWCZ) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
