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After finishing at $36.36 in the prior trading day, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR (NYSE: SQM) closed at $36.05, down -0.85%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. SQM stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.9804 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.89.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SQM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.05 and its Current Ratio is at 2.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.
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 the company, JP Morgan on October 11, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $44 from $55 previously.
On July 31, 2024, Berenberg started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $35.Berenberg initiated its Hold rating on July 31, 2024, with a $35 target price.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SQM now has a Market Capitalization of 10025757696 and an Enterprise Value of 13507167232. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.443 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.838.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SQM has reached a high of $60.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.00%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 818300 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 142.79M. Insiders hold about 0.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 20.76% stake in the company. Shares short for SQM as of 1730332800 were 6749872 with a Short Ratio of 7.16, compared to 1727654400 on 7059101.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.7.
