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In the latest session, Azenta Inc (NASDAQ: AZTA) closed at $29.03 down -0.34% from its previous closing price of $29.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. AZTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.59.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Azenta Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.44 and its Current Ratio is at 2.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.

Stephens Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on December 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $60.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 03 ’25 when Hughes Violetta sold 317 shares for $52.97 per share. The transaction valued at 16,791 led to the insider holds 9,603 shares of the business.

Zhou Ginger bought 417 shares of AZTA for $19,132 on Jan 31 ’25. The SVP and General Manager, Genom now owns 27,916 shares after completing the transaction at $45.88 per share. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Pirogova Olga, who serves as the SVP and CHRO of the company, sold 548 shares for $40.07 each. As a result, the insider received 21,958 and left with 19,373 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, AZTA now has a Market Capitalization of 1330726528 and an Enterprise Value of 1064498304. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.592 whereas that against EBITDA is 31.264.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AZTA is 1.66, which has changed by -0.46636027 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZTA has reached a high of $56.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.43%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, AZTA has traded an average of 888.00K shares per day and 882900 over the past ten days. A total of 45.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.87M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 117.12% stake in the company. Shares short for AZTA as of 1752537600 were 4824512 with a Short Ratio of 5.43, compared to 1749772800 on 4615171. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4824512 and a Short% of Float of 17.119999999999997.

Earnings Estimates

Currently, 6.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Azenta Inc (AZTA) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.19, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.16.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.54 and $0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.51. EPS for the following year is $0.81, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.88 and $0.77.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $157.32M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $161.3M to a low estimate of $154M. As of the current estimate, Azenta Inc’s year-ago sales were $170.06MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $154.55M. There is a high estimate of $156.46M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $151.5M.

A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AZTA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $596.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $588.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $592.19M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $656.32MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $618.99M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $628M and the low estimate is $606.6M.