Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) Stock Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average of $2.48

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS)’s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $2.48 and traded as low as $1.17. Noodles & Company shares last traded at $1.30, with a volume of 447,584 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Benchmark reduced their price objective on shares of Noodles & Company from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Noodles & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, March 8th.

Noodles & Company Price Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $1.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $2.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.49 million, a P/E ratio of -5.91 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.95, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 0.18.

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The restaurant operator reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.06). Noodles & Company had a negative return on equity of 13.20% and a negative net margin of 1.96%. The company had revenue of $124.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.95 million. Sell-side analysts forecast that Noodles & Company will post -0.31 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Noodles & Company

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Noodles & Company in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Noodles & Company by 40.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 65,956 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $162,000 after buying an additional 19,127 shares during the last quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Noodles & Company by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Mill Road Capital Management LLC now owns 6,965,291 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $21,941,000 after buying an additional 19,700 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Noodles & Company by 56.4% in the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 60,510 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $149,000 after buying an additional 21,820 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Innovis Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Noodles & Company by 93.5% in the third quarter. Innovis Asset Management LLC now owns 118,731 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 57,363 shares during the last quarter. 65.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Noodles & Company Company Profile

Noodles & Company, a restaurant concept company, develops and operates fast-casual restaurants. It offers cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, soups, salads, and appetizers. It operates company owned locations and franchise locations. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.