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The price of Embecta Corp (NASDAQ: EMBC) closed at $9.87 in the last session, down -0.50% from day before closing price of $9.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. EMBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.73.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EMBC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.83 and its Current Ratio is at 2.48.
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, Mizuho on April 10, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $13 to $20.
BTIG Research Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on November 27, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $26.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 23 ’25 when Melcher David F bought 10,000 shares for $10.60 per share. The transaction valued at 105,995 led to the insider holds 86,681 shares of the business.
Melcher David F bought 13,000 shares of EMBC for $177,646 on Feb 25 ’25. The Director now owns 76,681 shares after completing the transaction at $13.67 per share. On Feb 13 ’25, another insider, Morris Milton Mayo, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,100 shares for $16.38 each. As a result, the insider received 50,783 and left with 36,133 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, EMBC now has a Market Capitalization of 579749952 and an Enterprise Value of 1936127616. As of this moment, Embecta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 3.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.794 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.104.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EMBC is 1.04, which has changed by -0.31171548 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, EMBC has reached a high of $21.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.91%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EMBC traded on average about 658.60K shares per day over the past 3-months and 540480 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 58.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.40M. Insiders hold about 6.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.10% stake in the company. Shares short for EMBC as of 1752537600 were 3534410 with a Short Ratio of 5.37, compared to 1749772800 on 4418765. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3534410 and a Short% of Float of 8.469999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for EMBC is 0.60, which was 0.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.060483873
