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The price of Kenvue Inc (NYSE: KVUE) closed at $21.64 in the last session, down -2.43% from day before closing price of $22.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.64 million shares were traded. KVUE stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.64.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KVUE’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 39.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
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, Redburn Atlantic on April 10, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $23.50.
On March 24, 2025, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a In-line rating and target price of $25.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $21 to $26.
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 May 16 ’25 when Ruh Paul bought 100,531 shares for $24.03 per share.
Ruh Paul bought 50,000 shares of KVUE for $1,213,000 on May 12 ’25. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, Lawson Carlton, who serves as the Group President EMEA & LA of the company, sold 17,100 shares for $23.03 each. As a result, the insider received 393,813 and left with 56,316 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, KVUE now has a Market Capitalization of 41546850304 and an Enterprise Value of 49340850176. As of this moment, Kenvue’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 9.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.224 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.061.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KVUE is 0.76, which has changed by 0.04946649 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KVUE has reached a high of $25.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.62%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KVUE traded on average about 19.46M shares per day over the past 3-months and 18113040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.92B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.92B. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.16% stake in the company. Shares short for KVUE as of 1752537600 were 36396037 with a Short Ratio of 1.87, compared to 1749772800 on 32394551. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36396037 and a Short% of Float of 2.52.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KVUE is 0.82, which was 0.815 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036744814
