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In the latest session, Deluxe Corp (NYSE: DLX) closed at $17.35 down -2.86% from its previous closing price of $17.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Deluxe Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.44.
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, Northcoast on April 19, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $27.
On September 01, 2021, Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $55.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’24 when Zint William C bought 120 shares for $23.79 per share. The transaction valued at 2,855 led to the insider holds 11,704 shares of the business.
McCarthy Barry C bought 2,290 shares of DLX for $53,975 on Dec 05 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 180,960 shares after completing the transaction at $23.57 per share. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, Zint William C, who serves as the SVP, Chief Financial Offier of the company, bought 120 shares for $19.06 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,287 and bolstered with 11,584 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Deluxe’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.24.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DLX has reached a high of $24.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.99%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 44.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.44M. Insiders hold about 1.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.83% stake in the company.
