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How to buy MEDIFAST stock

Learn how to easily invest in MEDIFAST stock.

MEDIFAST is a personal services business based in the US. MEDIFAST shares (MED) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. MEDIFAST employs 874 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.5 billion.

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MEDIFAST stock price (NYSE: MED)

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MEDIFAST shares at a glance

Information last updated 2023-05-28.
Latest market close$78.70
52-week range$80.52 - $183.52
50-day moving average $93.71
200-day moving average $111.34
Wall St. target price$71.00
PE ratio 6.4091
Dividend yield $6.57 (8.04%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $12.81

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Is it a good time to buy MEDIFAST stock?

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MEDIFAST price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $78.7 from 2023-05-31

1 week (2023-05-25) -4.88%
1 month (2023-05-01) -13.11%
3 months (2023-02-28) -29.81%
6 months (2022-11-30) -37.56%
1 year (2022-05-28) N/A
2 years (2021-05-28) -76.31%
3 years (2020-06-01) 100.5519
5 years (2018-06-01) 136.8069

Is MEDIFAST stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing MEDIFAST stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of MEDIFAST's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

MEDIFAST financials

Revenue TTM $1.5 billion
Operating margin TTM 11.98%
Gross profit TTM $1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM 30.82%
Return on equity TTM 73.27%
Profit margin 9.27%
Book value $15.85
Market capitalisation $893.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

MEDIFAST share dividends

48%

Dividend payout ratio: 48.2% of net profits

Recently MEDIFAST has paid out, on average, around 48.2% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.04% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), MEDIFAST shareholders could enjoy a 8.04% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In MEDIFAST's case, that would currently equate to about $6.57 per share.

While MEDIFAST's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that MEDIFAST may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

MEDIFAST's most recent dividend payout was on 9 May 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 March 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

MEDIFAST share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, MEDIFAST's shares have ranged in value from as little as $80.52 up to $183.5243. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

MED.US volatility(beta: 1.26)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while MEDIFAST's is 1.2607. This would suggest that MEDIFAST's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

MEDIFAST overview

Medifast, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes weight loss, weight management, healthy living products, and other consumable health and nutritional products in the United States and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers bars, bites, pretzels, puffs, cereal crunch, drinks, hearty choices, oatmeal, pancakes, pudding, soft serves, shakes, smoothies, soft bakes, and soups under the OPTAVIA, Optimal Health by Take Shape for Life, and Flavors of Home brands. It markets its products through point-of-sale transactions over ecommerce platform. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of MEDIFAST is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.986% of MEDIFAST shares are held by insiders and 88.347% by institutions.
How many people work for MEDIFAST?
Latest data suggests 874 work at MEDIFAST.
When does the fiscal year end for MEDIFAST?
MEDIFAST's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is MEDIFAST based?
MEDIFAST's address is: 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, United States, 21202
What is MEDIFAST's ISIN number?
MEDIFAST's international securities identification number is: US58470H1014
What is MEDIFAST's CUSIP number?
MEDIFAST's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 42221F101

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