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After finishing at $11.55 in the prior trading day, Certara Inc (NASDAQ: CERT) closed at $11.8, up 2.21%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.38 million shares were traded. CERT stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.815 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.495.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CERT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.16 and its Current Ratio is at 2.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
On May 08, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $14.
On February 27, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $16.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on February 27, 2025, with a $16 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 09 ’25 when Pedersen Leif E sold 51,224 shares for $10.92 per share. The transaction valued at 559,366 led to the insider holds 73,979 shares of the business.
Pedersen Leif E bought 51,224 shares of CERT for $559,304 on Sep 09 ’25. On Apr 02 ’25, another insider, SMITH PATRICK F, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 20,142 shares for $9.73 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CERT now has a Market Capitalization of 1895358336 and an Enterprise Value of 2042762240. As of this moment, Certara’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 238.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 25.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.034 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.504.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERT is 1.44, which has changed by 0.0076857805 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERT has reached a high of $15.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.94%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.63M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2085400 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 160.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.52M. Insiders hold about 27.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.23% stake in the company. Shares short for CERT as of 1757894400 were 14721916 with a Short Ratio of 9.04, compared to 1755216000 on 12602848. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14721916 and a Short% of Float of 12.1800005.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 9.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.11, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.46 and $0.42 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.43. EPS for the following year is $0.55, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $0.71 and $0.46.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $104.66M in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $106.54M to a low estimate of $102.2M. As of . The current estimate, Certara Inc’s year-ago sales were $94.82MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $107M. There is a high estimate of $109.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $105.1M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CERT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $424.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $419M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $421.71M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $385.15MBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $455.72M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $464.55M and the low estimate is $449.6M.
