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Vestis Corp (NYSE: VSTS) closed the day trading at $6.44 up 1.58% from the previous closing price of $6.34. In other words, the price has increased by $1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.47 million shares were traded. VSTS stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.605 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.28.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VSTS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
On August 08, 2024, Robert W. Baird Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $13.
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 May 23 ’25 when Meister Keith A. bought 377,277 shares for $5.89 per share. The transaction valued at 2,222,162 led to the insider holds 18,380,501 shares of the business.
Meister Keith A. bought 314,390 shares of VSTS for $1,895,772 on May 28 ’25. The Director now owns 18,803,899 shares after completing the transaction at $6.03 per share. On May 27 ’25, another insider, Meister Keith A., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 109,008 shares for $6.05 each. As a result, the insider paid 659,498 and bolstered with 18,489,509 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, VSTS now has a Market Capitalization of 849049024 and an Enterprise Value of 2232452096. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.825 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.469.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTS is 0.90, which has changed by -0.59950244 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12934029 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSTS has reached a high of $17.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 27.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.24%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VSTS traded about 2.13M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VSTS traded about 2612750 shares per day. A total of 131.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 129.40M. Insiders hold about 1.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.38% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTS as of 1763078400 were 14027208 with a Short Ratio of 6.59, compared to 1760486400 on 10588525. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14027208 and a Short% of Float of 16.919999999999998.
