The stock of Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) has gone down by -6.36% for the week, with a -4.96% drop in the past month and a -4.08% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.81% for BBY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.75% for BBY’s stock, with a simple moving average of -15.69% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) Right Now?
Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.14x compared to its average ratio. BBY has 36-month beta value of 1.27. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BBY is 195.35M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.30% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BBY on June 17, 2025 was 4.21M shares.
BBY) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) has dropped by -1.53 compared to previous close of 71.23. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.36% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-06-16 that All the major Wall Street firms we cover here at 24/7 Wall St. have a list of the top stock picks for their institutional and retail clients to invest in.
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 3.23% 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 -32.37% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BBY starting from SCHULZE RICHARD M, who sale 729,201 shares at the price of $72.95 back on Jun 09 ’25. After this action, SCHULZE RICHARD M now owns 196,100 shares of Best Buy Co. Inc, valued at $53,197,109 using the latest closing price.
SCHULZE RICHARD M, the 10% Owner of Best Buy Co. Inc, proposed sale 200,000 shares at $72.75 during a trade that took place back on Jun 09 ’25, which means that SCHULZE RICHARD M is holding shares at $14,550,000 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 0.17. 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 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 22.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.38. 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 55.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.02.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
