Weight Watchers (WW, $22.95) stock gets a rating upgrade and a higher price target by JP Morgan analysts
Shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. jumped more than +5% on Thursday, as JP Morgan analysts softened their bearish stance on the stock.
J.P. Morgan analyst Christina Brathwaite upgraded the stock's rating to neutral from underweight. She also raised her price target to $22 from $17 a share.
Brathwaite indicated that she was no longer bearish on the weight management & fitness company, citing stabilizing subscriber trends and the potential growth opportunity in 2020 following the launch of a new diet program by the company at the end of this year.
Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG), Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL), Trip.com Group Limited (NASDAQ:TCOM), Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL), Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE), WW International Inc (NASDAQ:WW).
Industry description
Other consumer services include companies that provide consumer services, and are not classified elsewhere. Travel fare aggregators, hotel bookings, consumer-to-consumer or business-to-business sales platforms are some examples of services that can be clubbed into this category. Many of such services have expanded online. Booking Holdings Inc, The Priceline Group Inc, and eBay Inc. are some major operators in this segment.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Other Consumer Services Industry is 10.24B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 158.6K to 121.92B. BKNG holds the highest valuation in this group at 121.92B. The lowest valued company is PRXIQ at 158.6K.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Other Consumer Services Industry was 2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 1%, and the average quarterly price growth was 54%. TRNR experienced the highest price growth at 44%, while IVP experienced the biggest fall at -31%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Other Consumer Services Industry was 22%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 50% and the average quarterly volume growth was 15%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 56
P/E Growth Rating: 64
Price Growth Rating: 57
SMR Rating: 58
Profit Risk Rating: 78
Seasonality Score: 0 (-100 ... +100)