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Hologic, Inc (NASDAQ: HOLX) closed the day trading at $69.97 up 1.77% from the previous closing price of $68.75. In other words, the price has increased by $1.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.07 million shares were traded. HOLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.77.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HOLX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.03 and its Current Ratio is at 3.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
On December 10, 2024, Needham reiterated its Buy ratingand also kept the price unchanged to $90.
On December 10, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $85.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on December 10, 2024, with a $85 target price.
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 Dec 04 ’24 when Mitchell Essex D sold 24,856 shares for $76.34 per share. The transaction valued at 1,897,482 led to the insider holds 27,957 shares of the business.
Mitchell Essex D bought 24,856 shares of HOLX for $1,897,484 on Dec 04 ’24. On Aug 29 ’24, another insider, Oberton Karleen Marie, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 52,679 shares for $80.56 each. As a result, the insider received 4,243,662 and left with 84,042 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, HOLX now has a Market Capitalization of 15879061504 and an Enterprise Value of 17917896704. As of this moment, Hologic,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.493 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.419.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HOLX is 0.98, which has changed by -0.0482862 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HOLX has reached a high of $84.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.60%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HOLX traded about 2.03M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HOLX traded about 2461630 shares per day. A total of 231.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 223.70M. Insiders hold about 1.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.78% stake in the company. Shares short for HOLX as of 1732838400 were 6149626 with a Short Ratio of 2.71, compared to 1730332800 on 4846615. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6149626 and a Short% of Float of 4.1199997.
