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As of close of business last night, Certara Inc’s stock clocked out at $16.35, down -7.42% from its previous closing price of $17.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded. CERT stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.14.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CERT’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 11.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.26 and its Current Ratio is at 3.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
On February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $19.Leerink Partners initiated its Market Perform rating on February 26, 2024, with a $19 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 Apr 02 ’24 when SMITH PATRICK F sold 14,427 shares for $16.85 per share. The transaction valued at 243,161 led to the insider holds 50,091 shares of the business.
Traynor Richard M. sold 3,000 shares of CERT for $54,000 on Apr 01 ’24. The SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL now owns 173,524 shares after completing the transaction at $18.00 per share. On Mar 04 ’24, another insider, Traynor Richard M., who serves as the SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $18.28 each. As a result, the insider received 54,840 and left with 162,368 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, CERT now has a Market Capitalization of 2619122944 and an Enterprise Value of 2906621696. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.059 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.389.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERT is 1.61, which has changed by -0.1570406 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2537824 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERT has reached a high of $23.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.99%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CERT traded 528.96K shares on average per day over the past three months and 478490 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 159.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 109.02M. Insiders hold about 31.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.47% stake in the company. Shares short for CERT as of 1713139200 were 5713292 with a Short Ratio of 10.80, compared to 1710460800 on 5275462. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5713292 and a Short% of Float of 4.75.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 10.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Certara Inc (CERT) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.1 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.11 and a low estimate of $0.08, while EPS last year was $0.12. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.11, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.48 and $0.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.44. EPS for the following year is $0.52, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $0.62 and $0.48.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 9 analysts expect revenue to total $96.65M. It ranges from a high estimate of $97.75M to a low estimate of $89.5M. As of the current estimate, Certara Inc’s year-ago sales were $90.99MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $95.61M. There is a high estimate of $98.47M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $92.5M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CERT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $392.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $385.3M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $389.05M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $354.34MBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $430.05M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $444.3M and the low estimate is $421.93M.
