Financial Fitness Check: Examining Sterling Check Corp (STER)’s Key Ratios

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In the latest session, Sterling Check Corp (NASDAQ: STER) closed at $16.74 down -0.24% from its previous closing price of $16.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. STER stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.72.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Sterling Check Corp’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 22.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.

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, Citigroup on November 16, 2023, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $13.

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 Oct 16 ’24 when Laird Melanie sold 1,114,000 shares for $17.13 per share. The transaction valued at 19,082,820 led to the insider holds 9,635,576 shares of the business.

Laird Melanie sold 300,000 shares of STER for $5,154,000 on Oct 15 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 10,749,576 shares after completing the transaction at $17.18 per share. On Sep 20 ’24, another insider, Laird Melanie, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 22,278 shares for $16.96 each. As a result, the insider received 377,813 and left with 11,049,576 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, STER now has a Market Capitalization of 1644263040 and an Enterprise Value of 2127818624. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.889 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.882.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, STER has reached a high of $18.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.45%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, STER has traded an average of 393.47K shares per day and 1204400 over the past ten days. A total of 93.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 82.57M. Insiders hold about 15.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.32% stake in the company. Shares short for STER as of 1728950400 were 3242329 with a Short Ratio of 8.24, compared to 1726185600 on 3085496. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3242329 and a Short% of Float of 9.86.

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