Why is Juniper Hotels falling/rising?

As of 18-Aug, Juniper Hotels Ltd is experiencing a price increase, currently at 280.00, reflecting a rise of 3.8 or 1.38%. Today's price summary indicates that the stock has outperformed its sector by 1.33% and has gained after three consecutive days of decline, reaching an intraday high of Rs 284.8. However, it is trading below its 5-day, 20-day, 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages. Despite a healthy long-term growth rate in net sales and operating profit, the company faces challenges such as a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.59 times, indicating a low ability to service debt, and a low return on equity of 1.76%, which signifies low profitability per unit of shareholders' funds.
In the broader market context, Juniper Hotels has underperformed the benchmark Sensex over various periods, including a 1-week return of -1.86% compared to the Sensex's +0.83%. The stock has also shown a significant decline of 27.68% over the past year, while the Sensex has increased by 1.04%. This underperformance in the long term and near term, coupled with falling investor participation and liquidity concerns, suggests that while there may be short-term gains, the overall outlook remains cautious due to the company's financial challenges.