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The price of Qiagen NV (NYSE: QGEN) closed at $42.24 in the last session, up 0.55% from day before closing price of $42.01. In other words, the price has increased by $0.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.44 million shares were traded. QGEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.995 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.16.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at QGEN’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 10.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.45 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
On December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $44.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QGEN now has a Market Capitalization of 9370817536 and an Enterprise Value of 10036698112. As of this moment, Qiagen’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.177 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.759.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, QGEN has reached a high of $47.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.18%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, QGEN traded on average about 1.11M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1206630 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 226.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.89M. Insiders hold about 0.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.61% stake in the company. Shares short for QGEN as of 1721001600 were 2956800 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1718323200 on 2983648. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2956800 and a Short% of Float of 1.7399999999999998.
