The stock of Gannett Co Inc (GCI) has seen a 5.54% increase in the past week, with a 12.07% gain in the past month, and a -2.16% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.94% for GCI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.38% for GCI’s stock, with a -19.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) is above average at 11.87x. The 36-month beta value for GCI is also noteworthy at 2.63. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GCI is 120.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.33% of that float. The average trading volume of GCI on June 04, 2025 was 1.80M shares.
GCI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) has jumped by 3.72 compared to previous close of 3.49. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.54% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-04 that New York, NY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today announced an agreement with XPR Media, a dynamic content and distribution platform for the distribution of press releases across the USA TODAY Network of more than 200 publications nationwide. The partnership will leverage Gannett’s extensive media network and XPR Media’s cutting-edge content delivery technology to provide news distribution agencies increased visibility around press releases for a broader audience. This collabor.
Analysts’ Opinion of GCI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GCI stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for GCI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GCI in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $5.10 based on the research report published on September 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to GCI, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on July 01st of the previous year.
GCI Trading at 10.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GCI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.95% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GCI starting from Horne Douglas Edward, who proposed sale 100,273 shares at the price of $3.42 back on Jun 02 ’25. After this action, Horne Douglas Edward now owns shares of Gannett Co Inc, valued at $343,063 using the latest closing price.
Horne Douglas Edward, the Former Officer of Gannett Co Inc, proposed sale 155,000 shares at $3.53 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’25, which means that Horne Douglas Edward is holding shares at $546,927 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GCI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gannett Co Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 26.63, with 2.53 for asset returns.
Based on Gannett Co Inc (GCI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.89 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 8.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 183.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.72.
Conclusion
In summary, Gannett Co Inc (GCI) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
