Mister Car Wash Inc (NASDAQ: MCW) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.92 in relation to its previous close of 6.53. However, the company has experienced a 0.78% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-22 that DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $MCW #carwash–Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the “Company” or “Mister”; NASDAQ: MCW), the nation’s leading car wash brand, is announcing the grand opening of its first Denver location at 8809 E. 46th Avenue, Denver, CO 80238, just west of Central Park Boulevard near the Shops at Northfield. To celebrate, Mister is inviting the community to enjoy a Free Titanium Wash, its top-tier wash experience, starting on Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 26 at the new Denver location. This Memorial Day.
Is It Worth Investing in Mister Car Wash Inc (NASDAQ: MCW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Mister Car Wash Inc (NASDAQ: MCW) is above average at 26.48x. The 36-month beta value for MCW is also noteworthy at 1.56. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MCW is 97.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 15.70% of that float. The average trading volume of MCW on June 13, 2025 was 1.59M shares.
MCW’s Market Performance
MCW stock saw a decrease of 0.78% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -17.89% and a quarterly a decrease of -16.94%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.29%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.10% for Mister Car Wash Inc (MCW). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.32% for MCW stock, with a simple moving average of -11.40% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MCW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MCW stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for MCW by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for MCW in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $6.25 based on the research report published on June 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MCW reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for MCW stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 13th, 2025.
Stephens gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to MCW, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on January 14th of the current year.
MCW Trading at -9.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MCW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.77% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MCW starting from Porter Mary Lyn, who sale 6,303 shares at the price of $6.69 back on Jun 02 ’25. After this action, Porter Mary Lyn now owns 23,081 shares of Mister Car Wash Inc, valued at $42,167 using the latest closing price.
Matheny Joseph Duane, the Chief Innovation Officer of Mister Car Wash Inc, sale 2,625 shares at $6.69 during a trade that took place back on Jun 02 ’25, which means that Matheny Joseph Duane is holding 88,196 shares at $17,561 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MCW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mister Car Wash Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 8.21, with 2.68 for asset returns.
Based on Mister Car Wash Inc (MCW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 178.93 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 84.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.34.
Conclusion
In summary, Mister Car Wash Inc (MCW) has had a bad 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.
