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The closing price of Azenta Inc (NASDAQ: AZTA) was $31.58 for the day, up 9.96% from the previous closing price of $28.72. In other words, the price has increased by $9.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. AZTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.67.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AZTA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.44 and its Current Ratio is at 2.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
Stephens Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on December 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 10 ’25 when Marotta John sold 316 shares for $29.41 per share. The transaction valued at 9,294 led to the insider holds 105,980 shares of the business.
Lin Lawrence Y. bought 2,500 shares of AZTA for $69,900 on Aug 11 ’25. The EVP, CFO and Treasurer now owns 46,013 shares after completing the transaction at $27.96 per share. On Feb 03 ’25, another insider, Hughes Violetta, who serves as the VP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 317 shares for $52.97 each. As a result, the insider received 16,791 and left with 9,603 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, AZTA now has a Market Capitalization of 1447618560 and an Enterprise Value of 1181389568. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.766 whereas that against EBITDA is 34.697.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AZTA is 1.62, which has changed by -0.39460373 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZTA has reached a high of $55.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.74%.
Shares Statistics:
AZTA traded an average of 643.53K shares per day over the past three months and 743740 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 45.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.90M. Insiders hold about 2.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 116.69% stake in the company. Shares short for AZTA as of 1757894400 were 3504147 with a Short Ratio of 5.45, compared to 1755216000 on 3753204. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3504147 and a Short% of Float of 12.41.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 6.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.19 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.54 and $0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.51. EPS for the following year is $0.8, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.85 and $0.77.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $160.6M to a low estimate of $154M. As of. The current estimate, Azenta Inc’s year-ago sales were $170.06MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $153.98M. There is a high estimate of $156.46M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $151.5M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AZTA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $595.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $588.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $591.91M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $656.32MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $617.57M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $627M and the low estimate is $606.6M.
