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After finishing at $19.35 in the prior trading day, Castle Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: CSTL) closed at $18.75, down -3.10%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CSTL 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 1.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.13 and its Current Ratio is at 7.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
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, Guggenheim on December 14, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $25.
On January 05, 2023, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Outperform rating and target price of $54.
On January 07, 2022, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $59.Stephens initiated its Overweight rating on January 07, 2022, with a $59 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 Apr 21 ’25 when MAETZOLD DEREK J sold 4,408 shares for $21.52 per share. The transaction valued at 94,851 led to the insider holds 4,275 shares of the business.
MAETZOLD DEREK J sold 1,236 shares of CSTL for $26,596 on Apr 21 ’25. The Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer now owns 74,627 shares after completing the transaction at $21.52 per share. On Apr 09 ’25, another insider, MAETZOLD DEREK J, who serves as the Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer of the company, sold 3,647 shares for $20.22 each. As a result, the insider received 73,739 and left with 4,440 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Castle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CSTL has reached a high of $35.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.46%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 28.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.98M. Insiders hold about 3.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.88% stake in the company.
