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After finishing at $30.59 in the prior trading day, Azenta Inc (NASDAQ: AZTA) closed at $30.39, down -0.65%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. AZTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.125 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.76.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AZTA 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 4.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.44 and its Current Ratio is at 2.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
Stephens Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on December 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $60.
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 Aug 11 ’25 when Lin Lawrence Y. bought 2,500 shares for $27.96 per share. The transaction valued at 69,900 led to the insider holds 46,013 shares of the business.
Hughes Violetta sold 317 shares of AZTA for $16,791 on Feb 03 ’25. The VP, Chief Accounting Officer now owns 9,603 shares after completing the transaction at $52.97 per share. On Jan 31 ’25, another insider, Zhou Ginger, who serves as the SVP and General Manager, Genom of the company, bought 417 shares for $45.88 each. As a result, the insider paid 19,132 and bolstered with 27,916 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, AZTA now has a Market Capitalization of 1393068416 and an Enterprise Value of 1126840320. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.685 whereas that against EBITDA is 33.095.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AZTA is 1.65, which has changed by -0.3976214 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZTA has reached a high of $55.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 856.10K shares per day over the past 3-months and 991890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 45.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.87M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 116.68% stake in the company. Shares short for AZTA as of 1753920000 were 4452052 with a Short Ratio of 5.20, compared to 1751241600 on 4901197. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4452052 and a Short% of Float of 15.8.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 6.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.19, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.54 and $0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.51. EPS for the following year is $0.81, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.88 and $0.77.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $157.32M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $161.3M to a low estimate of $154M. As of the current estimate, Azenta Inc’s year-ago sales were $170.06MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $154.55M. There is a high estimate of $156.46M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $151.5M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AZTA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $596.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $588.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $592.19M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $656.32MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $618.99M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $628M and the low estimate is $606.6M.
