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As of close of business last night, Elanco Animal Health Inc’s stock clocked out at $12.67, up 0.40% from its previous closing price of $12.62. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.88 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ELAN’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.46 and its Current Ratio is at 2.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
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, UBS on December 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $18.
On December 02, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $14.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on September 19, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 to $15.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought 10,000 shares for $10.90 per share. The transaction valued at 109,000 led to the insider holds 101,459 shares of the business.
Kurzius Lawrence Erik bought 10,000 shares of ELAN for $102,000 on Mar 11 ’25. The Director now owns 111,459 shares after completing the transaction at $10.20 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, HOOVER R DAVID, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $10.90 each. As a result, the insider paid 272,558 and bolstered with 210,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Elanco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.99.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ELAN has reached a high of $18.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 21.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.03%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 496.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 491.95M. Insiders hold about 0.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.07% stake in the company.
