ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) Shares Cross Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ:STKS) passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $3.26 and traded as low as $2.47. ONE Group Hospitality shares last traded at $2.47, with a volume of 161,833 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on STKS shares. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of ONE Group Hospitality from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ONE Group Hospitality from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of ONE Group Hospitality from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $4.63.

ONE Group Hospitality Trading Down 5.4%

The firm has a market cap of $76.47 million, a PE ratio of -1.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.98. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $2.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.52.

ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $203.91 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $207.95 million. ONE Group Hospitality had a negative net margin of 1.91% and a positive return on equity of 69.82%. ONE Group Hospitality has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. will post -0.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at ONE Group Hospitality

In related news, insider David Kanen sold 160,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.70, for a total value of $752,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,823,266 shares in the company, valued at $8,569,350.20. This trade represents a 8.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 350,091 shares of company stock valued at $1,669,918 over the last quarter. 25.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of ONE Group Hospitality

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empirical Finance LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ONE Group Hospitality in the second quarter valued at about $63,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of ONE Group Hospitality in the second quarter valued at about $100,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in ONE Group Hospitality by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 34,782 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 5,477 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in ONE Group Hospitality during the second quarter worth about $132,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in ONE Group Hospitality during the first quarter worth about $153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 29.14% of the company’s stock.

ONE Group Hospitality Company Profile

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc, a restaurant company, develops, owns, operates, manages, and licenses restaurants and lounges worldwide. It operates through STK, Kona Grill, and ONE Hospitality segments. The company also provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues, including hotels, casinos, and other locations.