As of close of business last night, Coherent Corp’s stock clocked out at $64.32, down -0.62% from its previous closing price of $64.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2896537 shares were traded. COHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.34.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of COHR’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 9.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.79 and its Current Ratio is at 2.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
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, Barclays on January 16, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $60 from $38 previously.
On December 13, 2023, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $39 to $45.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 11, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $31 to $37.
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 15 ’24 when Koeppen Christopher sold 2,000 shares for $62.02 per share. The transaction valued at 124,040 led to the insider holds 66,662 shares of the business.
Koeppen Christopher sold 1,860 shares of COHR for $93,000 on Jan 30 ’24. The Chief Innovation Officer now owns 68,662 shares after completing the transaction at $50.00 per share. On Dec 26 ’23, another insider, Koeppen Christopher, who serves as the Chief Innovation Officer of the company, sold 1,920 shares for $45.00 each. As a result, the insider received 86,400 and left with 68,662 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, COHR now has a Market Capitalization of 9.76B and an Enterprise Value of 15.60B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.37 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.95.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, COHR has reached a high of $67.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 51.75, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 42.20.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that COHR traded 2.31M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2.17M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 151.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 146.68M. Insiders hold about 3.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.84% stake in the company. Shares short for COHR as of Feb 15, 2024 were 5.02M with a Short Ratio of 2.17, compared to 3.24M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.31% and a Short% of Float of 4.42%.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 17 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.42 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.59 and a low estimate of $0.34, while EPS last year was $0.58. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.99 and low estimates of $0.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.59 and $1.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.48. EPS for the following year is $3.08, with 18 analysts recommending between $4.06 and $2.47.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COHR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.62B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.16B, down -10.50% from the average estimate. Based on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.79B and the low estimate is $5.21B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 16.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
