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After finishing at $7.79 in the prior trading day, Viatris Inc (NASDAQ: VTRS) closed at $7.26, down -6.80%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 20.38 million shares were traded. VTRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.6053 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.85.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VTRS 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 10.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 1.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.
On October 23, 2023, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $13 to $9.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on June 23, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $11.
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 Nov 11 ’24 when Campbell Paul sold 26,925 shares for $12.88 per share. The transaction valued at 346,686 led to the insider holds 126,901 shares of the business.
Campbell Paul bought 26,925 shares of VTRS for $346,686 on Nov 11 ’24. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, Malik Rajiv, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 139,681 shares for $11.66 each. As a result, the insider received 1,628,164 and left with 505,838 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, VTRS now has a Market Capitalization of 9311241216 and an Enterprise Value of 22311907328. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.514 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.977.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VTRS is 0.90, which has changed by -0.3592233 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VTRS has reached a high of $13.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 13.98M shares per day over the past 3-months and 15741270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.19B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.16B. Insiders hold about 2.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.78% stake in the company. Shares short for VTRS as of 1741910400 were 45307626 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1739491200 on 27394158. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 45307626 and a Short% of Float of 4.32.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VTRS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.48, compared to 0.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.061617456The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.89.
