How to buy Whole Earth Brands stock | $11.78

Whole Earth Brands Inc is a packaged foods business based in the US. Whole Earth Brands shares (FREE) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Whole Earth Brands employs 583 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Whole Earth Brands stock price (NASDAQ: FREE)

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Whole Earth Brands shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-10.

Latest market close	$11.78
52-week range	$7.78 - $14.95
50-day moving average	$12.12
200-day moving average	$12.90
Wall St. target price	$22.11
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.44

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Whole Earth Brands price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $11.78 from 2021-10-15

1 week (2021-10-08)	1.82%
1 month (2021-09-17)	-3.84%
3 months (2021-07-16)	-10.01%
6 months (2021-04-16)	-14.01%

1 year (2020-10-16)	46.15%
2 years (2019-10-17)	19.59%
3 years (2018-10-13)	N/A
5 years (2016-10-13)	N/A

Is Whole Earth Brands under- or over-valued?

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

Whole Earth Brands's EBITDA

Whole Earth Brands's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $26.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Whole Earth Brands's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Whole Earth Brands financials

Revenue TTM	$381.3 million
Operating margin TTM	7.11%
Gross profit TTM	$111.7 million
Return on assets TTM	2.8%
Return on equity TTM	-37.04%
Profit margin	-14.37%
Book value	$7.86
Market capitalisation	$446.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Whole Earth Brands shares

There are currently 2.9 million Whole Earth Brands shares held short by investors – that's known as Whole Earth Brands's "short interest". This figure is 2.7% down from 2.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Whole Earth Brands shares can be evaluated.

Whole Earth Brands's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Whole Earth Brands's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Whole Earth Brands shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Whole Earth Brands shares traded daily (recently around 270528.18096136). Whole Earth Brands's SIR currently stands at 10.61. In other words for every 100,000 Whole Earth Brands shares traded daily on the market, roughly 10610 shares are currently held short.

However Whole Earth Brands's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Whole Earth Brands shares, or, against the total number of tradable Whole Earth Brands shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Whole Earth Brands's short interest could be expressed as 0.07% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Whole Earth Brands shares in existence, roughly 70 shares are currently held short) or 0.0882% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Whole Earth Brands shares, roughly 88 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against Whole Earth Brands.

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Whole Earth Brands share dividends

We're not expecting Whole Earth Brands to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Whole Earth Brands share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Whole Earth Brands's shares have ranged in value from as little as $7.78 up to $14.95. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Whole Earth Brands's is 0.2907. This would suggest that Whole Earth Brands's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Whole Earth Brands overview

Whole Earth Brands, Inc. operates as a food company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Branded CPG and Flavors & Ingredients. The Branded CPG segment focuses on building a branded portfolio serving consumers seeking zero-calorie, low-calorie, natural, no-sugar added, and plant-based products. The Branded CPG segment sells products under the Whole Earth, Pure Via, Swerve, Canderel, and Equal brands. This segment offers various sweetener formulations under each brand to address local consumer preferences and price points. The Flavors & Ingredients segment provides flavoring enhancement, flavor/aftertaste masking, moisturizing, product mouth feel modification, and skin soothing characteristics.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Whole Earth Brands is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 8.853% of Whole Earth Brands shares are held by insiders and 78.627% by institutions. How many people work for Whole Earth Brands?
Latest data suggests 583 work at Whole Earth Brands. When does the fiscal year end for Whole Earth Brands?
Whole Earth Brands's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Whole Earth Brands based?
Whole Earth Brands's address is: 125 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606 What is Whole Earth Brands's ISIN number?
Whole Earth Brands's international securities identification number is: US96684W1009 What is Whole Earth Brands's CUSIP number?
Whole Earth Brands's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G0080J104