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 data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.02. The firm earned $348.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.72 million. Weight Watchers International had a negative return on equity of 17.17% and a net margin of 9.50%. Weight Watchers International's quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.00 EPS. View Weight Watchers International's Earnings History.

Weight Watchers International updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.15 to $2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.15.

12 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Weight Watchers International's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate Weight Watchers International's share price to reach $38.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Weight Watchers International.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Weight Watchers International in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Weight Watchers International.

News articles about WW stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Weight Watchers International earned a news impact score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Weight Watchers International.

Weight Watchers International saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,870,000 shares, a drop of 13.8% from the January 15th total of 6,810,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,092,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 9.6% of the company's 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 number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (3.06%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.22%), New South Capital Management Inc. (1.11%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.82%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.39%) and New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.30%). 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 Dupont Capital Management Corp, Comerica Bank, Eidelman Virant Capital, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Chartwell Investment Partners LLC, EAM Investors LLC, New South Capital Management Inc. and SG Americas Securities LLC. 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 Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Cohen Capital Management Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and New York State Teachers Retirement System. 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 $34.83.

Weight Watchers International has a market capitalization of $2.34 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]