WW International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WW) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

WW International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WW - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $4.50.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $0.75 target price on shares of WW International in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. StockNews.com raised WW International from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th.

Institutional Trading of WW International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WW. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in WW International by 159.9% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 260,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 160,200 shares during the period. Prism Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of WW International by 110.0% during the third quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. now owns 42,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 22,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of WW International by 14.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,014,475 shares of the company's stock valued at $891,000 after buying an additional 130,180 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.18% of the company's stock.

WW International Stock Down 3.0 %

Shares of WW traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $1.28. 4,015,623 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,457,019. The stock has a market cap of $102.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.22 and a beta of 1.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $1.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1.10. WW International has a twelve month low of $0.67 and a twelve month high of $9.60.

WW International Company Profile

WW International, Inc provides weight management products and services worldwide. It offers a range of nutritional, activity, behavioral, and lifestyle tools and approaches products and services. The company also provides various digital subscription products to wellness and weight management business, which provide interactive and personalized resources that allow users to follow its weight management program through its app and web-based platform; and allows members to inspire and support each other by sharing their experiences with other people on weight health journeys.