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In the latest session, ST Microelectronics (NYSE: STM) closed at $24.65 up 1.27% from its previous closing price of $24.34. In other words, the price has increased by $1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.22 million shares were traded. STM stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.635.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of ST Microelectronics’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 3.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.24. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.16 and its Current Ratio is at 2.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
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, TD Cowen on January 13, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $25 from $32 previously.
On December 03, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $28.Exane BNP Paribas initiated its Neutral rating on December 03, 2024, with a $28 target price.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STM now has a Market Capitalization of 22125987840 and an Enterprise Value of 19517222912. As of this moment, ST’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.372 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.644.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STM is 1.52, which has changed by -0.4466924 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22212577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STM has reached a high of $49.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.92%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, STM has traded an average of 5.46M shares per day and 5918770 over the past ten days. A total of 901.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 893.03M. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.27% stake in the company. Shares short for STM as of 1735603200 were 11862049 with a Short Ratio of 2.17, compared to 1732838400 on 10054694. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11862049 and a Short% of Float of 1.83.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for STM is 0.33, from 0.36 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014790469The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.64. The current Payout Ratio is 4.57% for STM, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-09-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1742860800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-05-09 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
