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The price of Orasure Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OSUR) closed at $3.23 in the last session, down -1.52% from day before closing price of $3.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. OSUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.318 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.22.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at OSUR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.33 and its Current Ratio is at 7.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
On August 21, 2020, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $22.Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating on August 21, 2020, with a $22 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 Feb 27 ’25 when Gagliano Nancy J bought 12,750 shares for $3.08 per share. The transaction valued at 39,270 led to the insider holds 91,524 shares of the business.
EGLINTON MANNER CARRIE bought 28,670 shares of OSUR for $100,027 on Feb 28 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 1,288,334 shares after completing the transaction at $3.49 per share. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, EGLINTON MANNER CARRIE, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 78,625 shares for $3.15 each. As a result, the insider paid 247,378 and bolstered with 1,259,664 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, OSUR now has a Market Capitalization of 236232464 and an Enterprise Value of 15779468. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.114 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.377.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OSUR is 0.47, which has changed by -0.24178404 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OSUR has reached a high of $4.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.56%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, OSUR traded on average about 649.51K shares per day over the past 3-months and 534100 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 73.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.47M. Insiders hold about 5.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.52% stake in the company. Shares short for OSUR as of 1756425600 were 3752209 with a Short Ratio of 5.78, compared to 1753920000 on 3917640. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3752209 and a Short% of Float of 5.25.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Orasure Technologies Inc (OSUR) is currently being evaluated by a team of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.14, with high estimates of -$0.13 and low estimates of -$0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.65 and -$0.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.66. EPS for the following year is -$0.46, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.33 and -$0.59.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $28.96M. It ranges from a high estimate of $29.14M to a low estimate of $28.78M. As of. The current estimate, Orasure Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $39.91MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $31.18M. There is a high estimate of $31.21M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $31.14M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OSUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $121.53M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $121.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $121.31M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $185.83MBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $126.56M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $128.01M and the low estimate is $125.11M.
