Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE: GTES) has seen a rise in its stock price by 2039293 in relation to its previous close of 22.24. However, the company has experienced a 3.39% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-13 that DENVER, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE: GTES), a global manufacturer of innovative, highly engineered power transmission and fluid power solutions, today announced that the Company will attend the Wolfe Research Global Transportation & Industrials Conference in New York City on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Brooks Mallard, Chief Financial Officer, will present at 9:35 AM Eastern Time.
Is It Worth Investing in Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE: GTES) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE: GTES) is above average at 27.67x. The 36-month beta value for GTES is also noteworthy at 1.22. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GTES is 253.21M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.33% of that float. The average trading volume of GTES on June 25, 2025 was 2.14M shares.
GTES’s Market Performance
GTES stock saw an increase of 3.39% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.71% and a quarterly increase of 14.02%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.05%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.35% for Gates Industrial Corporation plc (GTES). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.91% for GTES stock, with a simple moving average of 14.34% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GTES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GTES stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for GTES by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for GTES in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $25 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GTES reach a price target of $19. The rating they have provided for GTES stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on September 06th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to GTES, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on August 19th of the previous year.
GTES Trading at 11.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GTES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.19% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GTES starting from Eliasson Fredrik J, who purchase 60,000 shares at the price of $19.56 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Eliasson Fredrik J now owns 188,452 shares of Gates Industrial Corporation plc, valued at $1,173,600 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GTES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gates Industrial Corporation plc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 6.93, with 3.13 for asset returns.
Based on Gates Industrial Corporation plc (GTES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 478.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.33.
Conclusion
In summary, Gates Industrial Corporation plc (GTES) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
