PBF Energy Inc [PBF] is -23.34% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

PBF Energy Inc [NYSE: PBF] gained 7.98% on the last trading session, reaching $33.70 price per share at the time.

If compared to the average trading volume of 2.33M shares, PBF reached a trading volume of 3600235 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

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Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about PBF Energy Inc [PBF]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PBF shares is $38.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PBF stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. 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.

JP Morgan have made an estimate for PBF Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on October 02, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Piper Sandler dropped their target price from $47 to $25. The new note on the price target was released on September 20, 2024, representing the official price target for PBF Energy Inc stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for PBF Energy Inc is set at 1.38, with the Price to Sales ratio for PBF stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.11. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.63, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 11.67. Price to Free Cash Flow for PBF in the course of the last twelve months was 4.43 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.75.

Trading performance analysis for PBF stock

PBF Energy Inc [PBF] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.50. With this latest performance, PBF shares gained by 1.94% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -44.72% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -31.73% 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 PBF stock in for the last two-week period is set at 55.50, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 63.91, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 49.99 for PBF Energy Inc [PBF]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 34.42, while it was recorded at 31.72 for the last single week of trading, and 45.21 for the last 200 days.

PBF Energy Inc [PBF]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

PBF Energy Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.75 and a Current Ratio set at 1.42.

PBF Energy Inc [PBF]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, PBF Energy Inc posted 6.61/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 4.84/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 1.77. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PBF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for PBF Energy Inc go to 0.00%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at PBF Energy Inc [PBF]

There are presently around $81.79%, or 102.83%% of PBF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PBF stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 14.7 million shares, which is approximately 12.2613%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 11.3 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$519.82 million in PBF stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$326.33 million in PBF stock with ownership which is approximately 5.916%.