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ESAB Corp (NYSE: ESAB) closed the day trading at $109.27 down -17.24% from the previous closing price of $132.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$17.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.07 million shares were traded. ESAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $127.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $108.0.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ESAB, 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 22.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
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 the company, UBS on April 01, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $147 from $123 previously.
On February 24, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Underperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $122 to $120.
On December 12, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $160.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on December 12, 2024, with a $160 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 Jul 31 ’25 when Biebuyck Olivier sold 1,440 shares for $133.49 per share. The transaction valued at 192,226 led to the insider holds 14,989 shares of the business.
Biebuyck Olivier bought 1,440 shares of ESAB for $192,222 on Jul 31 ’25. On Jun 11 ’25, another insider, Jordan Rhonda L, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $126.42 each. As a result, the insider received 189,630 and left with 0 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, ESAB now has a Market Capitalization of 8004037632 and an Enterprise Value of 8910918656. As of this moment, ESAB’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.265 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.678.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESAB is 1.24, which has changed by 0.15324533 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESAB has reached a high of $135.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $92.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.16%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ESAB traded about 275.96K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ESAB traded about 496850 shares per day. A total of 60.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.69M. Insiders hold about 6.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.16% stake in the company. Shares short for ESAB as of 1752537600 were 1057539 with a Short Ratio of 3.83, compared to 1749772800 on 1079799. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1057539 and a Short% of Float of 2.6600001.
Dividends & Splits
ESAB’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.34, up from 0.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 7.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.36, with high estimates of $1.38 and low estimates of $1.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.3 and $5.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.25. EPS for the following year is $5.86, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $6.25 and $5.56.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $670.75M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $710M to a low estimate of $654M. As of the current estimate, ESAB Corp’s year-ago sales were $635.6MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $681.92M. There is a high estimate of $731.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $663.2M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESAB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.84B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.63B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.68B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.59BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.09B and the low estimate is $2.74B.
