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As of close of business last night, Certara Inc’s stock clocked out at $10.51, up 8.02% from its previous closing price of $9.73. In other words, the price has increased by $8.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.62 million shares were traded. CERT stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.72.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CERT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.46. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 1697112832 and an Enterprise Value of 1668220800. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.331 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.176.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERT is 1.62, which has changed by -0.40520656 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERT has reached a high of $18.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.47%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CERT traded 1.47M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2301370 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 161.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.83M. Insiders hold about 24.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.10% stake in the company. Shares short for CERT as of 1741910400 were 5913263 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1739491200 on 6172531. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5913263 and a Short% of Float of 4.8800003.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
