NASDAQ:WW - Weight Watchers International Stock Price, Forecast & News

Weight Watchers International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WW."

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WW) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $348.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.72 million. Weight Watchers International had a net margin of 9.50% and a negative return on equity of 17.17%. Weight Watchers International's revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. View Weight Watchers International's Earnings History.

Weight Watchers International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Weight Watchers International.

Weight Watchers International updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.63-1.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.70. The company issued revenue guidance of at least $1.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.42 billion.

11 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Weight Watchers International's shares. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Weight Watchers International's stock price to reach $35.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Weight Watchers International.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Weight Watchers International in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Weight Watchers International.

News coverage about WW stock has been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Weight Watchers International earned a news sentiment score of -3.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Weight Watchers International.

Weight Watchers International saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,810,000 shares, an increase of 39.8% from the December 15th total of 4,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,950,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 11.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Weight Watchers International's Current Options Chain.

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Weight Watchers International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.29%), Eidelman Virant Capital (0.06%) and Sciencast Management LP (0.02%). Company insiders that own Weight Watchers International stock include Corinne Pollier-Bousquet, Denis F Kelly, Michael F Colosi, Mindy F Grossman, Nicholas P Hotchkin, Oprah Winfrey, Philippe Amouyal, SA Westend and Thilo Semmelbauer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Weight Watchers International.

WW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eidelman Virant Capital. Company insiders that have sold Weight Watchers International company stock in the last year include Corinne Pollier-Bousquet and Michael F Colosi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Weight Watchers International.

WW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Sciencast Management LP. Company insiders that have bought Weight Watchers International stock in the last two years include Denis F Kelly and Mindy F Grossman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Weight Watchers International.

Shares of WW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.93.

Weight Watchers International has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion and generates $1.51 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $223.75 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.19 on an earnings per share basis. Weight Watchers International employs 18,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Weight Watchers International.

The official website for Weight Watchers International is http://corporate.ww.com/.

Weight Watchers International's mailing address is 675 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10010. The company can be reached via phone at 212-589-2700 or via email at [email protected]