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After finishing at $46.57 in the prior trading day, Qiagen NV (NYSE: QGEN) closed at $45.66, down -1.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. QGEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of QGEN 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 11.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.46 and its Current Ratio is at 1.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.
On December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $44.
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 Sep 11 ’24 when Sackers Roland bought 25,000 shares for $46.00 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QGEN now has a Market Capitalization of 10147660800 and an Enterprise Value of 10716421120. As of this moment, Qiagen’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 145.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 22.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.523 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.381.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, QGEN has reached a high of $47.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1306170 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 226.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 221.63M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.26% stake in the company. Shares short for QGEN as of 1724976000 were 2980582 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1722384000 on 2739629. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2980582 and a Short% of Float of 1.7500000000000002.
