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After finishing at $43.68 in the prior trading day, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR (NYSE: SQM) closed at $44.26, up 1.33%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. SQM stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.32.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SQM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.93 and its Current Ratio is at 2.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SQM now has a Market Capitalization of 12154416128 and an Enterprise Value of 15211220992. As of this moment, Sociedad’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.596 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.545.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SQM is 1.13, which has changed by 0.29000294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SQM has reached a high of $47.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.93%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.53M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1267260 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.85M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 28.71% stake in the company. Shares short for SQM as of 1755216000 were 7690311 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1752537600 on 8156498.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR (SQM) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 3.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.79, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of $0.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.54 and $2.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.25. EPS for the following year is $3.22, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $4.59 and $2.38.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.17B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.27B to a low estimate of $1.07B. As of the current estimate, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR’s year-ago sales were $1.08BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.23B. There is a high estimate of $1.34B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.14B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SQM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.97B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.49B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.53BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.14B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.13B and the low estimate is $4.38B.
