Porch Group Inc. [NASDAQ: PRCH] jumped around 0.09 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $0.80 at the close of the session, up 12.77%. The company report on September 5, 2023 at 9:00 AM that Porch Group announces an update in HOA, its insurance carrier.
Porch disclosed in its second quarter 2023 earnings release that HOA had a reinsurance contract with White Rock Insurance SAC Ltd, an Aon subsidiary (“Aon White Rock”) for which Vesttoo Ltd (“Vesttoo”) arranged capital. Vesttoo is facing allegations of fraudulent activity in connection with collateral it and Aon White Rock were required to provide to HOA and certain other third parties. As a result of these allegations against Vesttoo, the Company recognized a $48.2 million charge in provision for doubtful accounts to reduce the net recorded balance receivable from the associated reinsurance contract. While the allegations first surfaced in July, the write-off was made in the June 30, 2023 financials. HOA is pursuing recovery for all losses and damages incurred. HOA held $192 million of unrestricted cash and investments as of June 30, 2023 and will continue to remain responsible and committed with respect to all claims and claim settlement expenses under its policies.
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Porch Group Inc. stock is now -57.35% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. PRCH Stock saw the intraday high of $0.815 and lowest of $0.721 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 3.99, which means current price is +13.01% above from all time high which was touched on 02/08/23.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.43M shares, PRCH reached a trading volume of 3458659 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Porch Group Inc. [PRCH]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PRCH shares is $4.28 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PRCH stock is a recommendation set at 2.10. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Loop Capital have made an estimate for Porch Group Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on March 15, 2023.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Porch Group Inc. is set at 0.09, with the Price to Sales ratio for PRCH stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.25.
How has PRCH stock performed recently?
Porch Group Inc. [PRCH] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.91. With this latest performance, PRCH shares dropped by -32.62% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -59.71% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -66.31% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PRCH stock in for the last two-week period is set at 38.67, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 42.35, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 38.43 for Porch Group Inc. [PRCH]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 1.1452, while it was recorded at 0.7898 for the last single week of trading, and 1.6509 for the last 200 days.
Porch Group Inc. [PRCH]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Porch Group Inc. [PRCH] shares currently have an operating margin of -33.30 and a Gross Margin at +61.02. Porch Group Inc.’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -56.73.
Return on Total Capital for PRCH is now -15.82, given the latest momentum, and Return on Invested Capital for the company is -27.43. Return on Equity for this stock declined to -105.64, with Return on Assets sitting at -15.00. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Porch Group Inc. [PRCH] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 562.19. Additionally, PRCH Total Debt to Total Capital is recorded at 84.90, with Total Debt to Total Assets ending up at 42.52. Long-Term Debt to Equity for the company is recorded at 539.17, with the Long-Term Debt to Total Capital now at 81.42.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Porch Group Inc. [PRCH] managed to generate an average of -$86,977 per employee. Receivables Turnover for the company is 0.95 with a Total Asset Turnover recorded at a value of 0.26.Porch Group Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.10 and a Current Ratio set at 1.10.
Insider trade positions for Porch Group Inc. [PRCH]
The top three institutional holders of PRCH stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.31 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2089%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $170.67 trillion in PRCH stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $150.98 trillion in PRCH stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7381%.
