Yahoo Finance Is It Time To Consider Buying Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE:YRD)?
Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE:YRD), which is in the consumer finance business, and is based in China, saw a significant share price rise of over 20% in the past couple of months on the NYSE. As a stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. But what if there is still an opportunity to buy? Let’s examine Yiren Digital’s valuation and outlook in more detail to determine if there’s still a bargain opportunity.
See our latest analysis for Yiren Digital
What's the opportunity in Yiren Digital?
According to my price multiple model, which makes a comparison between the company's price-to-earnings ratio and the industry average, the stock price seems to be justfied. In this instance, I’ve used the price-to-earnings (PE) ratio given that there is not enough information to reliably forecast the stock’s cash flows. I find that Yiren Digital’s ratio of 2.08x is trading slightly below its industry peers’ ratio of 4.65x, which means if you buy Yiren Digital today, you’d be paying a reasonable price for it. And if you believe that Yiren Digital should be trading at this level in the long run, then there’s not much of an upside to gain over and above other industry peers. Is there another opportunity to buy low in the future? Since Yiren Digital’s share price is quite volatile, we could potentially see it sink lower (or rise higher) in the future, giving us another chance to buy. This is based on its high beta, which is a good indicator for how much the stock moves relative to the rest of the market.
What does the future of Yiren Digital look like?
Future outlook is an important aspect when you’re looking at buying a stock, especially if you are an investor looking for growth in your portfolio. Buying a great company with a robust outlook at a cheap price is always a good investment, so let’s also take a look at the company's future expectations. With profit expected to grow by 32% over the next couple of years, the future seems bright for Yiren Digital. It looks like higher cash flow is on the cards for the stock, which should feed into a higher share valuation.
What this means for you:
Are you a shareholder? It seems like the market has already priced in YRD’s positive outlook, with shares trading around industry price multiples. However, there are also other important factors which we haven’t considered today, such as the financial strength of the company. Have these factors changed since the last time you looked at YRD? Will you have enough conviction to buy should the price fluctuate below the industry PE ratio?
Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping tabs on YRD, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around industry price multiples. However, the optimistic forecast is encouraging for YRD, which means it’s worth further examining other factors such as the strength of its balance sheet, in order to take advantage of the next price drop.
Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on Yiren Digital. You can find everything you need to know about Yiren Digital in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in Yiren Digital, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.
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