Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE)’s stock price has increased by 0.96 compared to its previous closing price of 3.12. However, the company has seen a -11.52% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-05-22 that With shares down 98% over the last five years, Virgin Galactic (SPCE -7.82%) is a perfect example of the risks involved in stock market investing. While speculative, unprofitable companies can be attractive because of their volatility and millionaire-maker potential, they also face a high risk of failure because reality eventually catches up to the hype.
Is It Worth Investing in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) Right Now?
SPCE has 36-month beta value of 2.14. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for SPCE is 41.33M, and currently, short sellers hold a 28.34% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SPCE on June 03, 2025 was 4.45M shares.
SPCE’s Market Performance
SPCE stock saw an increase of -11.52% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 9.00% and a quarterly increase of -7.35%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.47%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 10.08% for Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.92% for SPCE stock, with a simple moving average of -38.87% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SPCE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SPCE stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for SPCE by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SPCE in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $3 based on the research report published on January 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SPCE reach a price target of $1.75, previously predicting the price at $4. The rating they have provided for SPCE stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on November 22nd, 2023.
Alembic Global Advisors gave a rating of “Neutral” to SPCE, setting the target price at $4.75 in the report published on June 14th of the previous year.
SPCE Trading at 1.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SPCE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -83.22% of loss for the given period.
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Stock Fundamentals for SPCE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -48.16 for the present operating margin
- -11.91 for the gross margin
The net margin for Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc stands at -59.73. The total capital return value is set at -0.35. Equity return is now at value -95.46, with -33.22 for asset returns.
Based on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.75. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -41.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -318.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 74.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.81.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE) 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’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.
