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After finishing at $36.84 in the prior trading day, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AMPH) closed at $37.13, up 0.79%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. AMPH stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.3703 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AMPH 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 7.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.61 and its Current Ratio is at 3.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
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, Wells Fargo on November 22, 2024, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
On March 05, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $60.
On November 17, 2023, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $63.BofA Securities initiated its Neutral rating on November 17, 2023, with a $63 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 Dec 13 ’24 when Zhou Rong sold 8,000 shares for $45.23 per share. The transaction valued at 361,840 led to the insider holds 118,469 shares of the business.
Zhou Rong sold 7,000 shares of AMPH for $310,975 on Dec 12 ’24. The SENIOR EVP, PRODUCTION CENTER now owns 118,469 shares after completing the transaction at $44.42 per share. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, PRINS RICHARD K, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $43.77 each. As a result, the insider received 437,702 and left with 30,471 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, AMPH now has a Market Capitalization of 1785262464 and an Enterprise Value of 2164620544. As of this moment, Amphastar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.992 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.119.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AMPH has reached a high of $65.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 439.06K shares per day over the past 3-months and 734260 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 48.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 35.79M. Insiders hold about 25.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.87% stake in the company. Shares short for AMPH as of 1734048000 were 4365856 with a Short Ratio of 9.94, compared to 1731628800 on 4235323. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4365856 and a Short% of Float of 13.96.
