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In the latest session, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CPRX) closed at $21.45 down -5.67% from its previous closing price of $22.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. CPRX stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.6558.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.01 and its Current Ratio is at 5.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
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, Robert W. Baird on February 04, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $28.
On November 18, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $35.
On March 14, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $27.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on March 14, 2024, with a $27 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when INGENITO GARY sold 180,096 shares for $21.67 per share. The transaction valued at 3,902,680 led to the insider holds 68,873 shares of the business.
INGENITO GARY sold 44,904 shares of CPRX for $991,929 on Mar 05 ’25. The Chief Med. & Reg. Officer now owns 68,873 shares after completing the transaction at $22.09 per share. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, INGENITO GARY, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 180,096 shares for $21.67 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CPRX now has a Market Capitalization of 2605102592 and an Enterprise Value of 2287478528. As of this moment, Catalyst’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.652 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.822.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CPRX is 0.72, which has changed by 0.40932977 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, CPRX has reached a high of $26.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.22%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CPRX has traded an average of 1.39M shares per day and 1645010 over the past ten days. A total of 120.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 110.65M. Insiders hold about 8.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.66% stake in the company. Shares short for CPRX as of 1741910400 were 7232025 with a Short Ratio of 5.70, compared to 1739491200 on 5718346. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7232025 and a Short% of Float of 7.35.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
