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After finishing at $11.81 in the prior trading day, Viatris Inc (NASDAQ: VTRS) closed at $11.22, down -5.00%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.23 million shares were traded. VTRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.1.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VTRS 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 13.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.80.
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, BofA Securities on October 23, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $9 from $13 previously.
On June 23, 2023, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $11.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on April 24, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $11.
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 13 ’24 when Mauro Anthony sold 250,000 shares for $12.09 per share. The transaction valued at 3,023,700 led to the insider holds 243,044 shares of the business.
Campbell Paul sold 24,353 shares of VTRS for $300,272 on Mar 05 ’24. The insider now owns 153,826 shares after completing the transaction at $12.33 per share. On Mar 05 ’24, another insider, Lyons Dillon JoEllen, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,000 shares for $12.36 each. As a result, the insider received 247,200 and left with 58,714 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, VTRS now has a Market Capitalization of 13359205376 and an Enterprise Value of 31211991040. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.023 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.426.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VTRS has reached a high of $13.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.61%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8228610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.20B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.17B. Insiders hold about 2.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.57% stake in the company. Shares short for VTRS as of 1713139200 were 41144862 with a Short Ratio of 4.56, compared to 1710460800 on 38479937. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 41144862 and a Short% of Float of 3.9699999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VTRS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.48, compared to 0.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04064352The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.89.
