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After finishing at $4.6 in the prior trading day, Vestis Corp (NYSE: VSTS) closed at $4.62, up 0.43%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. VSTS stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.665 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VSTS 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 25.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.36. 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 609100800 and an Enterprise Value of 1992503424. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.736 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.451.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTS is 1.14, which has changed by -0.6716418 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15109766 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 $4.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -54.34%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1774280 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 131.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 129.89M. Insiders hold about 1.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.19% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTS as of 1755216000 were 9392932 with a Short Ratio of 3.93, compared to 1752537600 on 9565408. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9392932 and a Short% of Float of 11.3299996.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 6.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.09, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of $0.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.34 and $0.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.23. EPS for the following year is $0.36, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.41 and $0.25.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $690.65M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $723M to a low estimate of $658.98M. As of the current estimate, Vestis Corp’s year-ago sales were $684.28MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $674.48M. There is a high estimate of $689.51M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $663.29M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSTS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.71B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.81BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.71B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.79B and the low estimate is $2.66B.
