Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY)’s stock price has plunge by 3.00relation to previous closing price of 66.28. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.36% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investopedia.com reported 2025-06-02 that Best Buy and Wayfair stock offer a healthy balance of risk and reward, JPMorgan said.
Is It Worth Investing in Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) is 16.68x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BBY is 1.28. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 18 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BBY is 194.77M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.94% of that float. On June 03, 2025, BBY’s average trading volume was 4.48M shares.
BBY’s Market Performance
BBY stock saw an increase of -2.36% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.83% and a quarterly increase of -21.29%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.77% for Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.91% for BBY’s stock, with a -18.73% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBY stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for BBY by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BBY in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $90 based on the research report published on May 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBY reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for BBY stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 03rd, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to BBY, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on March 05th of the current year.
BBY Trading at 0.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.17% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BBY starting from Bilunas Matthew M, who sale 51,000 shares at the price of $74.20 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Bilunas Matthew M now owns 55,856 shares of Best Buy Co. Inc, valued at $3,784,200 using the latest closing price.
Bilunas Matthew M, the SEVP Enterprise Strategy & CFO of Best Buy Co. Inc, sale 9,482 shares at $72.65 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Bilunas Matthew M is holding 106,856 shares at $688,839 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BBY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Best Buy Co. Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 30.21, with 6.11 for asset returns.
Based on Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 39.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.02.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
