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GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: GEHC) closed the day trading at $82.14 down -0.40% from the previous closing price of $82.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.9 million shares were traded. GEHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.23.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GEHC, 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 13.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.
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, Goldman on March 11, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $100 from $85 previously.
On January 08, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $95 to $103.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on September 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $84 to $74.
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 Feb 18 ’25 when Newcomb George A. sold 2,000 shares for $92.54 per share. The transaction valued at 185,080 led to the insider holds 7,462 shares of the business.
Rott Roland sold 3,577 shares of GEHC for $309,339 on Nov 06 ’24. The CEO, Imaging now owns 24,298 shares after completing the transaction at $86.48 per share. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Roland Rott, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,577 shares for $86.48 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GEHC now has a Market Capitalization of 37562458112 and an Enterprise Value of 44271484928. As of this moment, GE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.25 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.277.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GEHC is 1.30, which has changed by -0.0962702 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GEHC has reached a high of $94.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $74.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.58%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GEHC traded about 3.08M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GEHC traded about 3602200 shares per day. A total of 456.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 456.08M. Insiders hold about 0.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.69% stake in the company. Shares short for GEHC as of 1740700800 were 10068005 with a Short Ratio of 3.27, compared to 1738281600 on 9688431. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10068005 and a Short% of Float of 2.7999999.
Dividends & Splits
GEHC’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.12, up from 0.125 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0015157027
