WW International (NASDAQ:WW) Upgraded at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of WW International (NASDAQ:WW) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Thursday.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on WW. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of WW International from $2.10 to $1.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of WW International from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $6.50 to $1.25 in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on shares of WW International from $12.00 to $6.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays restated an “underweight” rating and set a $0.75 price objective on shares of WW International in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, WW International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.50.

WW International Price Performance

Shares of WW International stock opened at $0.88 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1.03 and a 200 day moving average of $1.20. The firm has a market cap of $70.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.15 and a beta of 1.69. WW International has a 1 year low of $0.67 and a 1 year high of $9.77.

Institutional Trading of WW International

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prism Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of WW International by 110.0% in the third quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. now owns 42,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 22,000 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of WW International by 52.1% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 47,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 16,244 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of WW International in the first quarter worth approximately $185,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of WW International by 229.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 113,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 79,026 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in WW International by 159.9% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 260,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 160,200 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.18% of the company’s stock.

About WW International

WW International, Inc provides weight management products and services worldwide. It offers a range of nutritional, activity, behavioral, and lifestyle tools and approaches products and services. The company also provides various digital subscription products to wellness and weight management business, which provide interactive and personalized resources that allow users to follow its weight management program through its app and web-based platform; and allows members to inspire and support each other by sharing their experiences with other people on weight health journeys.