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The price of Sotera Health Co (NASDAQ: SHC) closed at $15.63 in the last session, down -2.13% from day before closing price of $15.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.7 million shares were traded. SHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.095 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.62.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SHC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.21 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.55.
On December 06, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $14.
On May 21, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $13.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on May 21, 2024, with a $13 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’25 when WARBURG PINCUS & CO. sold 12,000,000 shares for $15.11 per share. The transaction valued at 181,332,000 led to the insider holds 61,822,952 shares of the business.
WARBURG PINCUS & CO. sold 12,000,000 shares of SHC for $181,332,000 on Sep 05 ’25. The Director now owns 61,822,952 shares after completing the transaction at $15.11 per share. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLC, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 8,000,000 shares for $15.11 each. As a result, the insider received 120,888,000 and left with 41,215,301 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SHC now has a Market Capitalization of 4439648256 and an Enterprise Value of 6459017216. As of this moment, Sotera’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 186.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 15.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.744 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.295.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SHC is 1.83, which has changed by -0.06069714 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SHC has reached a high of $16.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SHC traded on average about 1.71M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2634950 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 284.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 173.42M. Insiders hold about 38.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.05% stake in the company. Shares short for SHC as of 1756425600 were 11342527 with a Short Ratio of 6.65, compared to 1753920000 on 14131996. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11342527 and a Short% of Float of 7.35.
