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Sotera Health Co (NASDAQ: SHC) closed the day trading at $11.47 down -1.80% from the previous closing price of $11.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.78 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SHC, 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 11.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 72.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.48 and its Current Ratio is at 2.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.75.
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, Goldman on December 06, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On May 21, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $13.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 03, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $18 to $16.
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 Sep 06 ’24 when WARBURG PINCUS & CO. sold 15,000,000 shares for $15.03 per share. The transaction valued at 225,450,000 led to the insider holds 73,822,952 shares of the business.
WARBURG PINCUS & CO. sold 15,000,000 shares of SHC for $225,450,000 on Sep 06 ’24. The Director now owns 73,822,952 shares after completing the transaction at $15.03 per share. On Sep 06 ’24, another insider, GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLC, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000,000 shares for $15.03 each. As a result, the insider received 150,300,000 and left with 49,215,301 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Sotera’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 73.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.03.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SHC has reached a high of $17.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.16%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 283.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 152.88M. Insiders hold about 46.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 50.15% stake in the company.
