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The closing price of Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS) was $101.24 for the day, up 0.70% from the previous closing price of $100.54. In other words, the price has increased by $0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded. GKOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $102.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $100.08.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GKOS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.22 and its Current Ratio is at 5.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
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 the company, Mizuho on February 19, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $200 from $140 previously.
On December 11, 2024, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $132 to $162.
On December 06, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $182.UBS initiated its Buy rating on December 06, 2024, with a $182 target price.
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 Feb 26 ’25 when Foley Mark J sold 20,687 shares for $120.72 per share. The transaction valued at 2,497,335 led to the insider holds 54,249 shares of the business.
Foley Mark J bought 20,687 shares of GKOS for $2,497,263 on Feb 26 ’25. On Feb 14 ’25, another insider, Navratil Tomas, who serves as the CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER of the company, sold 3,416 shares for $147.14 each. As a result, the insider received 502,630 and left with 72,437 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, GKOS now has a Market Capitalization of 5726883328 and an Enterprise Value of 5511005184. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.371 whereas that against EBITDA is -76.028.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GKOS is 0.87, which has changed by 0.15676415 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GKOS has reached a high of $163.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $85.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.81%.
Shares Statistics:
GKOS traded an average of 816.98K shares per day over the past three months and 1222200 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 56.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.61M. Insiders hold about 3.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.27% stake in the company. Shares short for GKOS as of 1740700800 were 3535415 with a Short Ratio of 4.33, compared to 1738281600 on 3357415. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3535415 and a Short% of Float of 9.87.
