The stock of Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) has decreased by -7.53 when compared to last closing price of 0.81.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.21% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fastcompany.com reported 2025-05-16 that Noodles & Company, the fast-casual chain known for serving an array of noodle-based dishes, will shutter up to 21 restaurants.The brand, founded in Denver, Colorado in 1995, has already closed at least nine locations over the past year. In a conference call last week, chief financial officer Michael Hynes said, “We expect to close 13 to 17 company-owned and four franchise restaurants in 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for NDLS is 1.69. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NDLS is 31.94M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.94% of that float. On June 04, 2025, NDLS’s average trading volume was 132.25K shares.
NDLS’s Market Performance
The stock of Noodles & Company (NDLS) has seen a 1.21% increase in the past week, with a -28.57% drop in the past month, and a -42.75% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.57% for NDLS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.43% for NDLS’s stock, with a -30.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NDLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NDLS stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for NDLS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NDLS in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $4 based on the research report published on March 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
The Benchmark Company, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NDLS reach a price target of $5, previously predicting the price at $6. The rating they have provided for NDLS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 11th, 2023.
The Benchmark Company gave a rating of “Buy” to NDLS, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on July 05th of the previous year.
NDLS Trading at -20.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NDLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.91% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for NDLS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Noodles & Company stands at -0.08. The total capital return value is set at -0.08. Equity return is now at value -978.37, with -11.51 for asset returns.
Based on Noodles & Company (NDLS), the company’s capital structure generated 1.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at -5.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at -140.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 120.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.29.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Noodles & Company (NDLS) has been mixed 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.
