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After finishing at $94.05 in the prior trading day, Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS) closed at $86.09, down -8.46%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.83 million shares were traded. GKOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $83.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GKOS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.69 and its Current Ratio is at 5.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
On February 19, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $140 to $200.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $132 to $162.
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 Mar 25 ’25 when Thurman Alex R. sold 1,520 shares for $106.84 per share. The transaction valued at 162,399 led to the insider holds 53,431 shares of the business.
Thurman Alex R. bought 1,520 shares of GKOS for $162,402 on Mar 25 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Foley Mark J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,687 shares for $120.72 each. As a result, the insider received 2,497,335 and left with 54,249 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, GKOS now has a Market Capitalization of 4928566272 and an Enterprise Value of 5180404224. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.806 whereas that against EBITDA is -77.884.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GKOS is 0.78, which has changed by -0.25803673 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GKOS has reached a high of $163.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $77.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.61%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 974.43K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1473690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.99M. Insiders hold about 3.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.81% stake in the company. Shares short for GKOS as of 1752537600 were 4852561 with a Short Ratio of 4.98, compared to 1749772800 on 3981457. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4852561 and a Short% of Float of 11.75.
Earnings Estimates
Glaukos Corporation (GKOS) is currently under the scrutiny of 3.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.15, with high estimates of -$0.11 and low estimates of -$0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.9 and -$0.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.9. EPS for the following year is $0.04, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $0.64 and -$0.67.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $122.03M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $124.76M to a low estimate of $118.74M. As of the current estimate, Glaukos Corporation’s year-ago sales were $96.67MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $132.88M. There is a high estimate of $139.81M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $129M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GKOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $487.35M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $480.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $483.76M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $383.48MBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $611.53M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $674.7M and the low estimate is $581.48M.
