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The price of Certara Inc (NASDAQ: CERT) closed at $13.88 in the last session, down -3.61% from day before closing price of $14.40. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.66 million shares were traded. CERT stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.61.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CERT’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 12.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.13 and its Current Ratio is at 2.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
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, TD Cowen on February 27, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $16.
On September 27, 2024, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $16.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on April 10, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $23.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’25 when SMITH PATRICK F bought 20,142 shares for $9.73 per share.
SMITH PATRICK F sold 5,409 shares of CERT for $59,661 on Oct 07 ’24. The PRESIDENT, DRUG DEV SOLUTIONS now owns 50,091 shares after completing the transaction at $11.03 per share. On Oct 07 ’24, another insider, SMITH PATRICK F, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,409 shares for $11.03 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CERT now has a Market Capitalization of 2241286912 and an Enterprise Value of 2365427712. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.142 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.19.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERT is 1.42, which has changed by -0.18112093 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERT has reached a high of $17.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.59%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CERT traded on average about 1.74M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3721330 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 161.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.18M. Insiders hold about 24.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.89% stake in the company. Shares short for CERT as of 1743379200 were 6177739 with a Short Ratio of 3.55, compared to 1740700800 on 5370322. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6177739 and a Short% of Float of 5.07.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
