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After finishing at $26.22 in the prior trading day, Kodiak Gas Services Inc (NYSE: KGS) closed at $26.00, down -0.84%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. KGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.6192 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KGS 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 570.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 121.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.94.
On March 08, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $27.
Raymond James reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on August 11, 2023, while the target price for the stock was revised from $21 to $23.
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 12 ’24 when Montana Margaret C bought 2,000 shares for $25.25 per share. The transaction valued at 50,500 led to the insider holds 16,375 shares of the business.
Bonno Terry bought 4,000 shares of KGS for $73,809 on Sep 01 ’23. The Director now owns 22,375 shares after completing the transaction at $18.45 per share. On Aug 24 ’23, another insider, McKee Robert Michael, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 12,830 shares for $18.04 each. As a result, the insider paid 231,446 and bolstered with 16,180 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, KGS now has a Market Capitalization of 2215842304 and an Enterprise Value of 4896025088. As of this moment, Kodiak’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.985 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.886.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KGS has reached a high of $29.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 516.04K shares per day over the past 3-months and 827340 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 77.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 21.97M. Insiders hold about 74.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.77% stake in the company. Shares short for KGS as of 1722384000 were 1675516 with a Short Ratio of 3.25, compared to 1719532800 on 1589552. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1675516 and a Short% of Float of 6.64.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KGS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.55, compared to 1.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05911518
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Kodiak Gas Services Inc (KGS) involves the perspectives of 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.79 and low estimates of $0.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.31 and $1.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.52. EPS for the following year is $1.94, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $2.63 and $1.13.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $317.86M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $325.16M to a low estimate of $308.96M. As of the current estimate, Kodiak Gas Services Inc’s year-ago sales were $230.98MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $319.52M. There is a high estimate of $325.69M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $309.07M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KGS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.18B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.13B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $850.38MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.39B and the low estimate is $1.21B.
