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As of close of business last night, Alkermes plc’s stock clocked out at $28.81, up 2.20% from its previous closing price of $28.19. In other words, the price has increased by $2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.94 million shares were traded. ALKS stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.175 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.455.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ALKS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.65 and its Current Ratio is at 3.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on March 13, 2025, initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $40.
On March 04, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $21 to $38.
On February 11, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $40.Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating on February 11, 2025, with a $40 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when Parisi Samuel Joseph sold 1,938 shares for $34.00 per share. The transaction valued at 65,892 led to the insider holds 7,717 shares of the business.
Parisi Samuel Joseph sold 3,743 shares of ALKS for $131,978 on Feb 25 ’25. The VP, Finance (Interim PAO) now owns 7,717 shares after completing the transaction at $35.26 per share. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Parisi Samuel Joseph, who serves as the VP, Finance (Interim PAO) of the company, sold 1,327 shares for $35.69 each. As a result, the insider received 47,361 and left with 7,717 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, ALKS now has a Market Capitalization of 4748924928 and an Enterprise Value of 4212048896. As of this moment, Alkermes’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.704 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.377.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALKS is 0.58, which has changed by 0.15286112 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALKS has reached a high of $36.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.31%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ALKS traded 1.72M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1819860 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 162.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 160.59M. Insiders hold about 2.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.35% stake in the company. Shares short for ALKS as of 1741910400 were 12951480 with a Short Ratio of 7.51, compared to 1739491200 on 11574847. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12951480 and a Short% of Float of 11.8599996.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
