Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Alkermes plc (ALKS) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $28.9 in the prior trading day, Alkermes plc (NASDAQ: ALKS) closed at $28.83, down -0.24%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.8 million shares were traded. ALKS stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.7061.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ALKS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.92 and its Current Ratio is at 3.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.

On May 28, 2025, Needham started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $45.

On March 13, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and target price of $40.RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Sector Perform rating on March 13, 2025, with a $40 target price.

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 Jun 09 ’25 when Nichols Christian Todd sold 3,333 shares for $31.95 per share. The transaction valued at 106,489 led to the insider holds 89,542 shares of the business.

Nichols Christian Todd sold 3,334 shares of ALKS for $103,654 on Jun 10 ’25. The SVP, Chief Commercial Officer now owns 86,208 shares after completing the transaction at $31.09 per share. On Jun 10 ’25, another insider, Nichols Christian Todd, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,334 shares for $31.09 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALKS now has a Market Capitalization of 4765656576 and an Enterprise Value of 3944188928. As of this moment, Alkermes’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.606 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.413.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for ALKS is 0.46, which has changed by 0.19626558 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALKS has reached a high of $36.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.28%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.73M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1971290 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 164.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 161.17M. Insiders hold about 2.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.12% stake in the company. Shares short for ALKS as of 1749772800 were 10562324 with a Short Ratio of 6.11, compared to 1747267200 on 11266903. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10562324 and a Short% of Float of 9.29.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

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