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The price of Certara Inc (NASDAQ: CERT) closed at $13.86 in the last session, down -0.86% from day before closing price of $13.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. CERT stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.8.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CERT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.86 and its Current Ratio is at 2.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
On April 10, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $23.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 07 ’24 when SMITH PATRICK F sold 5,409 shares for $11.03 per share. The transaction valued at 59,661 led to the insider holds 50,091 shares of the business.
SMITH PATRICK F bought 5,409 shares of CERT for $59,661 on Oct 07 ’24. On Sep 09 ’24, another insider, Pedersen Leif E, who serves as the PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMMERCAL OFF of the company, sold 51,224 shares for $11.29 each. As a result, the insider received 578,319 and left with 99,704 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, CERT now has a Market Capitalization of 2231293696 and an Enterprise Value of 2306717952. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.188 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.129.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERT is 1.57, which has changed by -0.15375304 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERT has reached a high of $19.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.98%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CERT traded on average about 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1520450 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 160.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 111.35M. Insiders hold about 30.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.79% stake in the company. Shares short for CERT as of 1736899200 were 4430263 with a Short Ratio of 3.55, compared to 1734048000 on 4259075. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4430263 and a Short% of Float of 3.66.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Certara Inc (CERT) is currently attracting attention from 9.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.45 and $0.42 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.43. EPS for the following year is $0.5, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $0.54 and $0.48.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $99.13M. It ranges from a high estimate of $99.7M to a low estimate of $98M. As of the current estimate, Certara Inc’s year-ago sales were $88.01MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $104.3M. There is a high estimate of $106.09M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $101.5M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CERT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $384.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $382.79M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $384.05M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $354.34MBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $422.36M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $433M and the low estimate is $411M.
