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GSK Plc ADR (NYSE: GSK) closed the day trading at $39.21 up 0.64% from the previous closing price of $38.96. In other words, the price has increased by $0.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.95 million shares were traded. GSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.285 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.9.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GSK, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.
On May 30, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $47.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 27 ’24 when GSK plc bought 2,791,930 shares for $8.00 per share. The transaction valued at 22,335,440 led to the insider holds 16,775,691 shares of the business.
GSK plc bought 3,300,000 shares of GSK for $16,500,000 on Dec 07 ’23. The 10% Owner now owns 13,983,761 shares after completing the transaction at $5.00 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GSK now has a Market Capitalization of 80049569792 and an Enterprise Value of 173275201536. As of this moment, GSK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.51 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.777.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GSK has reached a high of $45.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.98%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GSK traded about 4.04M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GSK traded about 6988170 shares per day. A total of 2.04B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.04B. Insiders hold about 0.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 15.34% stake in the company. Shares short for GSK as of 1727654400 were 10357529 with a Short Ratio of 2.56, compared to 1724976000 on 10906758.
Dividends & Splits
GSK’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.54, up from 0.6 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015400412The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.83.
