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After finishing at $4.11 in the prior trading day, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) closed at $5.25, up 27.74%. In other words, the price has increased by $27.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.06 million shares were traded. GCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GCI 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 8.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.52.
On July 01, 2024, JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and target price of $6.JMP Securities initiated its Mkt Outperform rating on July 01, 2024, with a $6 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 Jun 02 ’25 when Horne Douglas Edward bought 100,273 shares for $3.42 per share.
Horne Douglas Edward bought 155,000 shares of GCI for $546,927 on May 09 ’25. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Horne Douglas Edward, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 75,000 shares for $3.41 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GCI now has a Market Capitalization of 769739712 and an Enterprise Value of 1836682368. As of this moment, Gannett’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 37.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.768 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.322.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GCI is 2.52, which has changed by 0.12179482 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GCI has reached a high of $5.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 29.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 38.11%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3325550 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 146.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 119.81M. Insiders hold about 18.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.13% stake in the company. Shares short for GCI as of 1760486400 were 16098705 with a Short Ratio of 9.93, compared to 1757894400 on 15891730. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16098705 and a Short% of Float of 11.459999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Gannett Co Inc (GCI) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 3.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.07, with high estimates of -$0.04 and low estimates of -$0.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.03 and -$0.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.07. EPS for the following year is $0.13, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $0.25 and $0.06.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $592.55M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $607.49M to a low estimate of $578.7M. As of. The current estimate, Gannett Co Inc’s year-ago sales were $621.27MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $557.22M. There is a high estimate of $570.79M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $541.9M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GCI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.51BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.4B and the low estimate is $2.19B.
