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After finishing at $20.97 in the prior trading day, Kenvue Inc (NYSE: KVUE) closed at $20.9, down -0.33%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.19 million shares were traded. KVUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KVUE 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 37.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
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, Redburn Atlantic on April 10, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $23.50.
On March 24, 2025, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a In-line rating and target price of $25.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $21 to $26.
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 May 16 ’25 when Ruh Paul bought 100,531 shares for $24.03 per share.
Ruh Paul bought 50,000 shares of KVUE for $1,213,000 on May 12 ’25. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, Lawson Carlton, who serves as the Group President EMEA & LA of the company, sold 17,100 shares for $23.03 each. As a result, the insider received 393,813 and left with 56,316 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, KVUE now has a Market Capitalization of 40126119936 and an Enterprise Value of 47977713664. As of this moment, Kenvue’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.135 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.673.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KVUE is 0.77, which has changed by 0.14145279 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KVUE has reached a high of $25.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 19.32M shares per day over the past 3-months and 18462720 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.92B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.92B. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.46% stake in the company. Shares short for KVUE as of 1749772800 were 32394551 with a Short Ratio of 1.68, compared to 1747267200 on 49270588. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32394551 and a Short% of Float of 2.2399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KVUE’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.815, compared to 0.82 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038865045