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After finishing at $36.80 in the prior trading day, Azenta Inc (NASDAQ: AZTA) closed at $37.47, up 1.82%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. AZTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.18.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AZTA 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 3.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 83.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.78 and its Current Ratio is at 4.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
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 the company, Stephens on December 18, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $60 from $50 previously.
On April 04, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $64.
B. Riley Securities reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on February 01, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $61 to $79.
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 Feb 03 ’25 when Hughes Violetta sold 317 shares for $52.97 per share. The transaction valued at 16,791 led to the insider holds 9,603 shares of the business.
Zhou Ginger bought 417 shares of AZTA for $19,132 on Jan 31 ’25. The SVP and General Manager, Genom now owns 27,916 shares after completing the transaction at $45.88 per share. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Pirogova Olga, who serves as the SVP and CHRO of the company, sold 548 shares for $40.07 each. As a result, the insider received 21,958 and left with 19,373 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, AZTA now has a Market Capitalization of 1712214144 and an Enterprise Value of 1303109760. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.968 whereas that against EBITDA is 57.729.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AZTA is 1.64, which has changed by -0.36166948 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZTA has reached a high of $63.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.67%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 613.92K shares per day over the past 3-months and 820160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 45.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.88M. Insiders hold about 1.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.91% stake in the company. Shares short for AZTA as of 1740700800 were 4232862 with a Short Ratio of 6.89, compared to 1738281600 on 4112759. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4232862 and a Short% of Float of 15.07.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.83.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Azenta Inc (AZTA) involves the perspectives of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.18 and low estimates of $0.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.58 and $0.37 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.51. EPS for the following year is $0.84, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.99 and $0.65.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $141.04M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $142.3M to a low estimate of $139M. As of the current estimate, Azenta Inc’s year-ago sales were $159.13MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $149.21M. There is a high estimate of $150.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $147.5M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AZTA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $597.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $588.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $594.15M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $656.32MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $627.75M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $635.3M and the low estimate is $623.07M.
