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The price of Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE: EBS) closed at $9.22 in the last session, up 0.22% from day before closing price of $9.20. In other words, the price has increased by $0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.62 million shares were traded. EBS stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.01.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EBS’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 7.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.
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, Rodman & Renshaw on August 22, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $16.
On March 07, 2024, The Benchmark Company Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $5.
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 Jun 04 ’24 when Zoon Kathryn C sold 10,000 shares for $6.11 per share. The transaction valued at 61,100 led to the insider holds 54,482 shares of the business.
Zoon Kathryn C sold 1,830 shares of EBS for $8,436 on May 29 ’24. The Director now owns 64,482 shares after completing the transaction at $4.61 per share. On May 21 ’24, another insider, Zoon Kathryn C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,089 shares for $5.78 each. As a result, the insider received 6,294 and left with 48,882 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, EBS now has a Market Capitalization of 487798880 and an Enterprise Value of 1294899072. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.175 whereas that against EBITDA is -16.329.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EBS has reached a high of $15.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 74.09%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EBS traded on average about 3.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2742250 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 52.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.88M. Insiders hold about 3.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.48% stake in the company. Shares short for EBS as of 1726185600 were 4469735 with a Short Ratio of 1.46, compared to 1723680000 on 3459912. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4469735 and a Short% of Float of 10.319999600000001.
