In the past week, PAL stock has gone down by -2.59%, with a monthly gain of 1.28% and a quarterly plunge of -26.67%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.73%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.61% for Proficient Auto Logistics Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.80% for PAL’s stock, with a -29.65% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ: PAL) Right Now?
PAL has 36-month beta value of 3.38. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PAL is 20.78M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.72% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAL on May 22, 2025 was 304.33K shares.
PAL) stock’s latest price update
Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ: PAL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -9.83 compared to its previous closing price of 8.75. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-20 that SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, PLLP is investigating whether Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAL) or any of its executive officers or others violated securities laws by misrepresenting or failing to timely disclose material information to investors. The investigation focuses on investors’ losses and whether they may be recovered under federal securities laws.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAL stocks, with Barrington Research repeating the rating for PAL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PAL in the upcoming period, according to Barrington Research is $22 based on the research report published on July 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to PAL, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on June 03rd of the previous year.
PAL Trading at -7.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -62.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.73%, as shares sank -4.59% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.80% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAL fell by -2.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -58.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.38. In addition, Proficient Auto Logistics Inc saw -2.23% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PAL starting from ODELL RICHARD D, who sale 49,300 shares at the price of $8.24 back on May 16 ’25. After this action, ODELL RICHARD D now owns 836,172 shares of Proficient Auto Logistics Inc, valued at $406,424 using the latest closing price.
ODELL RICHARD D, the Chief Executive Officer of Proficient Auto Logistics Inc, sale 15,000 shares at $8.15 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’25, which means that ODELL RICHARD D is holding 885,472 shares at $122,261 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Proficient Auto Logistics Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -6.76, with -4.45 for asset returns.
Based on Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (PAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.77. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.25.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (PAL) 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.
