In the latest session, MultiPlan Corp (NYSE: MPLN) closed at $1.17 up 5.41% from its previous closing price of $1.11. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.0600 from its previous closing price. On the day, 670268 shares were traded. MPLN stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.1900 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.1100.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of MultiPlan Corp’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 7.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.62.
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, Citigroup on December 13, 2022, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $2 from $3 previously.
On July 12, 2022, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $6.50.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.44 whereas that against EBITDA is 168.62.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MPLN has reached a high of $2.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.2594, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.5619.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MPLN has traded an average of 1.12M shares per day and 1.59M over the past ten days. A total of 639.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.46M. Insiders hold about 55.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.39% stake in the company. Shares short for MPLN as of Jan 31, 2024 were 13.82M with a Short Ratio of 12.29, compared to 14.76M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.13% and a Short% of Float of 3.77%.
Earnings Estimates
There are 2 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.05 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.05 and a low estimate of -$0.06, while EPS last year was -$1.02. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.14 and -$0.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.15. EPS for the following year is -$0.19, with 2 analysts recommending between -$0.18 and -$0.2.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $247.03M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $248.53M to a low estimate of $245.53M. As of the current estimate, MultiPlan Corp’s year-ago sales were $241.09M, an estimated increase of 2.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $248.94M, an increase of 5.20% over than the figure of $2.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $248.94M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $248.94M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MPLN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $965.92M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $962.92M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $964.42M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.08B, down -10.70% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.01B and the low estimate is $1B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
