Market Insight: Neogen Corp. (NEOG)’s Notable Gain, Closing at 16.45

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In the latest session, Neogen Corp. (NASDAQ: NEOG) closed at $16.45 up 1.51% from its previous closing price of $16.20. In other words, the price has increased by $1.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. NEOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.23.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Neogen Corp.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.66 and its Current Ratio is at 3.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.

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, Wells Fargo on June 16, 2023, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $22.

On July 12, 2022, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $25.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on July 12, 2022, with a $25 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 17 ’24 when Jones Douglas Edward bought 10,000 shares for $12.36 per share. The transaction valued at 123,590 led to the insider holds 46,131 shares of the business.

BOREL JAMES C bought 7,500 shares of NEOG for $97,986 on Apr 11 ’24. The Director now owns 21,392 shares after completing the transaction at $13.06 per share. On Apr 10 ’24, another insider, ADENT JOHN EDWARD, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 23,000 shares for $12.36 each. As a result, the insider paid 284,190 and bolstered with 152,389 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, NEOG now has a Market Capitalization of 3563201792 and an Enterprise Value of 4299767296. As of this moment, Neogen’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 2284.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 616.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 228.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.627 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.425.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, NEOG has reached a high of $24.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.50%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, NEOG has traded an average of 2.21M shares per day and 1823860 over the past ten days. A total of 216.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 216.21M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.78% stake in the company. Shares short for NEOG as of 1719532800 were 24548161 with a Short Ratio of 11.13, compared to 1717113600 on 22457563. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24548161 and a Short% of Float of 12.790000000000001.

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