ESS Tech Inc (NYSE: GWH)’s stock price has dropped by -13.22% in relation to previous closing price of $1.74. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 24.79% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-26 that WILSONVILLE, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ESS Tech, Inc. (“ESS” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GWH), a leading manufacturer of iron flow long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems for commercial- and utility-scale applications, achieved significant technical milestones in June far ahead of schedule. These milestones include dramatic improvements from a new material substitution within the core ESS stack technology. The results demonstrate 12.2 hour duration at rated power and 17.8 hour duration at reduced.
Is It Worth Investing in ESS Tech Inc (NYSE: GWH) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for GWH is also noteworthy at 1.19. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 rating it as “overweight”, 3 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for GWH is 4.97M, and at present, short sellers hold a 19.81% of that float. The average trading volume of GWH on July 08, 2025 was 827.60K shares.
GWH’s Market Performance
The stock of ESS Tech Inc (GWH) has seen a 24.79% increase in the past week, with a 18.90% rise in the past month, and a -38.11% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 20.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 13.33% for GWH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 23.05% for GWH’s stock, with a -65.83% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GWH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GWH stocks, with ROTH MKM repeating the rating for GWH by listing it as a “Neutral”. The predicted price for GWH in the upcoming period, according to ROTH MKM is $3 based on the research report published on March 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GWH reach a price target of $9, previously predicting the price at $14. The rating they have provided for GWH stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on November 14th, 2024.
ROTH MKM gave a rating of “Buy” to GWH, setting the target price at $1.50 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.
GWH Trading at -10.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GWH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -89.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 13.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 20.16%, as shares surge +18.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.77% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GWH rose by +24.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -74.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.2271. In addition, ESS Tech Inc saw -85.87% 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 GWH starting from Nijhawan Sandeep, who sold 7,000 shares at the price of $5.72 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, Nijhawan Sandeep now owns 15,537 shares of ESS Tech Inc, valued at $40,040 using the latest closing price.
Teamey Kyle, the Director of ESS Tech Inc, purchase 142 shares at $6.73 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that Teamey Kyle is holding 25,227 shares at $956 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GWH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -21.28% for the present operating margin
- -10.56% for the gross margin
The net margin for ESS Tech Inc stands at -16.34%. The total capital return value is set at -2.82%. Equity return is now at value -172.05%, with -96.99% for asset returns.
Based on ESS Tech Inc (GWH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -55.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -85.07 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.07.
Conclusion
In summary, ESS Tech Inc (GWH) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
