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iHeartMedia Inc (NASDAQ: IHRT) closed the day trading at $4.28 down -5.73% from the previous closing price of $4.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. IHRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.26.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of IHRT, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.59 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on November 12, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $3 from $1 previously.
On March 28, 2023, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $6.50 to $4.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on March 01, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10 to $5.
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 Aug 14 ’25 when PITTMAN ROBERT W bought 117,371 shares for $2.19 per share. The transaction valued at 256,972 led to the insider holds 4,558,760 shares of the business.
SIVARAMAKRISHNAN KAMAKSHI bought 292 shares of IHRT for $498 on Feb 28 ’25. The Director now owns 153 shares after completing the transaction at $1.70 per share. On Mar 24 ’25, another insider, SIVARAMAKRISHNAN KAMAKSHI, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 197 shares for $1.76 each. As a result, the insider paid 347 and bolstered with 336 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, IHRT now has a Market Capitalization of 642678528 and an Enterprise Value of 6346688512. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.646 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.873.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IHRT is 1.66, which has changed by 1.3645833 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IHRT has reached a high of $5.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 87.98%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, IHRT traded about 1.51M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, IHRT traded about 1605870 shares per day. A total of 128.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.68M. Insiders hold about 22.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.86% stake in the company. Shares short for IHRT as of 1764288000 were 6009145 with a Short Ratio of 3.98, compared to 1761868800 on 5450788. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6009145 and a Short% of Float of 7.19.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of iHeartMedia Inc (IHRT) is the result of assessments by 3.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.34, with high estimates of -$0.32 and low estimates of -$0.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.65 and -$2.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.7. EPS for the following year is $0.47, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $0.67 and $0.19.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $1.1B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.11B to a low estimate of $1.09B. As of. The current estimate, iHeartMedia Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.12BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $836.31M. There is a high estimate of $842.02M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $830.6M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IHRT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.85B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.85BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.07B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.08B and the low estimate is $4.06B.
