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The closing price of Cooper Companies, Inc (NASDAQ: COO) was $70.93 for the day, up 2.03% from the previous closing price of $69.52. In other words, the price has increased by $2.03% from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.26 million shares were traded. COO stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.1801.
Ratios:
Our analysis of COO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 121.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 2.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
On May 30, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $76.
Piper Sandler reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on August 29, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $115 to $120.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 19 ’24 when White Albert G III sold 114,992 shares for $110.53 per share. The transaction valued at 12,710,041 led to the insider holds 165,273 shares of the business.
Albert G. White III bought 114,992 shares of COO for $12,709,660 on Sep 19 ’24. On Sep 10 ’24, another insider, Ricupati Agostino, who serves as the SVP & CAO of the company, sold 1,601 shares for $108.03 each. As a result, the insider received 172,955 and left with 4,818 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, COO now has a Market Capitalization of 14151456768 and an Enterprise Value of 16895022080. As of this moment, Cooper’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.038.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COO is 0.99, which has changed by -0.19361073 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COO has reached a high of $112.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.61%.
Shares Statistics:
COO traded an average of 2.38M shares per day over the past three months and 2972640 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 199.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 198.21M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.90% stake in the company. Shares short for COO as of 1748563200 were 5039986 with a Short Ratio of 2.12, compared to 1745971200 on 4710122. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5039986 and a Short% of Float of 2.6199998.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.02. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for COO, which recently paid a dividend on 2023-07-26 with an ex-dividend date of 1690329600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-02-20 when the company split stock in a 4:1 ratio.
