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

Weight Watchers International's stock was trading at $22.14 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WW stock has decreased by 23.3% and is now trading at $16.98. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Weight Watchers International in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Weight Watchers International.

Weight Watchers International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Weight Watchers International.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WW) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 25th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $332.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $331.39 million. Weight Watchers International had a net margin of 8.46% and a negative return on equity of 15.96%. View Weight Watchers International's earnings history.

Weight Watchers International issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) 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 objectives for Weight Watchers International's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect Weight Watchers International's stock price to reach $32.45 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 91.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Weight Watchers International.

Headlines about WW stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Weight Watchers International earned a daily sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutWeight Watchers International.

Weight Watchers International saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 3,285,700 shares, a drop of 11.9% from the February 27th total of 3,730,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,667,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 5.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Weight Watchers International's Current Options Chain.

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

Weight Watchers International's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail 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, 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 activity for Weight Watchers International.

WW stock was purchased 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 activity 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 $16.98.

Weight Watchers International has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion and generates $1.41 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $119.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. Weight Watchers International employs 17,000 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]