The stock of Guild Holdings Co (NYSE: GHLD) has increased by 25.45 when compared to last closing price of 15.72. Despite this, the company has experienced a 32.62% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-19 that LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $GHLD–GHLD Investors Have the Opportunity to Join Investigation of Guild Holdings Company with the Schall Law Firm.
Is It Worth Investing in Guild Holdings Co (NYSE: GHLD) Right Now?
Guild Holdings Co (NYSE: GHLD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.40x compared to its average ratio. GHLD has 36-month beta value of 0.82. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GHLD is 9.95M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.03% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GHLD on June 20, 2025 was 14.24K shares.
GHLD’s Market Performance
The stock of Guild Holdings Co (GHLD) has seen a 32.62% increase in the past week, with a 50.42% rise in the past month, and a 47.72% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.07% for GHLD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 35.89% for GHLD’s stock, with a 44.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GHLD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GHLD stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for GHLD by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GHLD in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $12 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GHLD reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for GHLD stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on April 03rd, 2024.
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to GHLD, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on February 21st of the previous year.
GHLD Trading at 45.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GHLD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 12.29% of gains for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GHLD starting from McGarry Strategic Enterprises, who sale 100 shares at the price of $16.24 back on Jun 13 ’25. After this action, McGarry Strategic Enterprises, now owns 4,379,615 shares of Guild Holdings Co, valued at $1,624 using the latest closing price.
McGarry Strategic Enterprises, the 10% Owner of Guild Holdings Co, sale 923 shares at $16.06 during a trade that took place back on Mar 28 ’25, which means that McGarry Strategic Enterprises, is holding 4,379,817 shares at $14,824 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GHLD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for Guild Holdings Co stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 3.71, with 1.05 for asset returns.
Based on Guild Holdings Co (GHLD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 156.84 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.11.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Guild Holdings Co (GHLD) has had a better 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
