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Sotera Health Co (NASDAQ: SHC) closed the day trading at $12.56 down -1.57% from the previous closing price of $12.76. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.45 million shares were traded. SHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.44.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SHC, 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 11.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.59 and its Current Ratio is at 2.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.97.
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, Goldman on December 06, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On May 21, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $13.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 03, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $18 to $16.
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 06 ’24 when WARBURG PINCUS & CO. sold 15,000,000 shares for $15.03 per share. The transaction valued at 225,450,000 led to the insider holds 73,822,952 shares of the business.
WARBURG PINCUS & CO. sold 15,000,000 shares of SHC for $225,450,000 on Sep 06 ’24. The Director now owns 73,822,952 shares after completing the transaction at $15.03 per share. On Sep 06 ’24, another insider, GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLC, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000,000 shares for $15.03 each. As a result, the insider received 150,300,000 and left with 49,215,301 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, SHC now has a Market Capitalization of 3557481984 and an Enterprise Value of 5607699456. As of this moment, Sotera’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.005 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.254.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SHC is 1.93, which has changed by -0.13256288 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22212577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SHC has reached a high of $17.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.00%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SHC traded about 1.21M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SHC traded about 805120 shares per day. A total of 283.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 152.75M. Insiders hold about 46.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.00% stake in the company. Shares short for SHC as of 1735603200 were 6987447 with a Short Ratio of 5.77, compared to 1732838400 on 8133766. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6987447 and a Short% of Float of 5.43.
