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After finishing at $16.4 in the prior trading day, Sotera Health Co (NASDAQ: SHC) closed at $16.5, up 0.61%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.54 million shares were traded. SHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.26.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SHC 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 14.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.21 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.55.
On May 21, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $13.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on May 21, 2024, with a $13 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 Aug 22 ’25 when Rutz Michael P sold 126,611 shares for $16.38 per share. The transaction valued at 2,074,306 led to the insider holds 450,204 shares of the business.
Rutz Michael P bought 126,611 shares of SHC for $2,040,969 on Aug 22 ’25. On Sep 06 ’24, another insider, WARBURG PINCUS & CO., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 15,000,000 shares for $15.03 each. As a result, the insider received 225,450,000 and left with 73,822,952 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, SHC now has a Market Capitalization of 4686775808 and an Enterprise Value of 6706138112. As of this moment, Sotera’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 197.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.963 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.766.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SHC is 1.85, which has changed by 0.06382978 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SHC has reached a high of $17.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 30.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.17%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1518410 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 284.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.31M. Insiders hold about 46.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 52.80% stake in the company. Shares short for SHC as of 1755216000 were 13751828 with a Short Ratio of 10.08, compared to 1752537600 on 13682732. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13751828 and a Short% of Float of 8.9099996.
