In the past week, PESI stock has gone up by 5.53%, with a monthly gain of 12.27% and a quarterly surge of 50.41%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.75% for Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.33% for PESI’s stock, with a 4.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc (NASDAQ: PESI) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.26.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for PESI is 14.77M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.46% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PESI on July 04, 2025 was 163.47K shares.
PESI stock’s latest price update
The stock of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc (NASDAQ: PESI) has increased by 0.82% when compared to last closing price of $10.98. Despite this, the company has experienced a 5.53% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-11 that Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants David Waldman – IR, Crescendo Communications Mark Duff – President and CEO Dr. Lou Centofanti – EVP, Strategic Initiatives Ben Naccarato – CFO Conference Call Participants Howard Brous – Wellington Shields Aaron Spychalla – Craig-Hallum Aaron Warwick – Breakout Investors Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Perma-Fix Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode and the floor will be open for questions following the presentation.
Analysts’ Opinion of PESI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PESI stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for PESI by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for PESI in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $18 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PESI reach a price target of $2.50, previously predicting the price at $1.50. The rating they have provided for PESI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 18th, 2011.
Wedbush Morgan gave a rating of “Outperform” to PESI, setting the target price at $3 in the report published on November 09th of the previous year.
PESI Trading at 12.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PESI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.88% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.23%, as shares surge +7.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +34.18% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PESI rose by +5.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.60% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.31. In addition, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc saw 21.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Naccarato Ben, the Chief Financial Officer of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc, purchase 400 shares at $7.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Naccarato Ben is holding 48,811 shares at $2,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PESI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.25% for the present operating margin
- 0.02% for the gross margin
The net margin for Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc stands at -0.34%. The total capital return value is set at -0.21%. Equity return is now at value -41.10%, with -23.50% for asset returns.
Based on Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc (PESI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -3.98. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -27.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -12.83 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.18.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc (PESI) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
