Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ: DNUT)’s stock price has increased by 9.62 compared to its previous closing price of 2.65. However, the company has seen a 10.88% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-30 that NEW YORK, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Krispy Kreme, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNUT). Shareholders who purchased shares of DNUT during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment.
Is It Worth Investing in Krispy Kreme Inc (NASDAQ: DNUT) Right Now?
DNUT has 36-month beta value of 1.27. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for DNUT is 85.95M, and currently, short sellers hold a 29.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DNUT on June 30, 2025 was 4.75M shares.
DNUT’s Market Performance
DNUT stock saw a decrease of 10.88% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.85% and a quarterly a decrease of -41.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.72% for Krispy Kreme Inc (DNUT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.45% for DNUT stock, with a simple moving average of -62.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DNUT
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DNUT reach a price target of $6, previously predicting the price at $12. The rating they have provided for DNUT stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on February 26th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to DNUT, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on November 05th of the previous year.
DNUT Trading at -11.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DNUT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -77.09% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DNUT starting from JAB Indulgence B.V., who sale 694,445 shares at the price of $4.32 back on Apr 23 ’25. After this action, JAB Indulgence B.V. now owns 74,190,990 shares of Krispy Kreme Inc, valued at $3,000,002 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DNUT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Krispy Kreme Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -1.92, with -0.68 for asset returns.
Based on Krispy Kreme Inc (DNUT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 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 1.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 212.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.35.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Krispy Kreme Inc (DNUT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
