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Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS) closed the day trading at $86.86 down -0.86% from the previous closing price of $87.61. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GKOS, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.62 and its Current Ratio is at 6.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
On February 19, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $140 to $200.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $132 to $162.
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 Mar 25 ’25 when Thurman Alex R. sold 1,520 shares for $106.84 per share. The transaction valued at 162,399 led to the insider holds 53,431 shares of the business.
Thurman Alex R. bought 1,520 shares of GKOS for $162,402 on Mar 25 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Foley Mark J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,687 shares for $120.72 each. As a result, the insider received 2,497,335 and left with 54,249 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.45.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GKOS has reached a high of $163.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $77.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.88%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 56.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.98M. Insiders hold about 3.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.83% stake in the company.
