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In the latest session, Orasure Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OSUR) closed at $2.78 up 1.28% from its previous closing price of $2.74. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. OSUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.66.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Orasure Technologies Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.33 and its Current Ratio is at 7.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.

On August 21, 2020, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $22.Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating on August 21, 2020, with a $22 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 27 ’25 when Gagliano Nancy J bought 12,750 shares for $3.08 per share. The transaction valued at 39,270 led to the insider holds 91,524 shares of the business.

EGLINTON MANNER CARRIE bought 28,670 shares of OSUR for $100,027 on Feb 28 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 1,288,334 shares after completing the transaction at $3.49 per share. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, EGLINTON MANNER CARRIE, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 78,625 shares for $3.15 each. As a result, the insider paid 247,378 and bolstered with 1,259,664 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, OSUR now has a Market Capitalization of 203320864 and an Enterprise Value of -17132176. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.124 whereas that against EBITDA is 0.409.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for OSUR is 0.45, which has changed by -0.32360095 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OSUR has reached a high of $4.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.81%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, OSUR has traded an average of 775.58K shares per day and 606600 over the past ten days. A total of 73.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.46M. Insiders hold about 5.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.70% stake in the company. Shares short for OSUR as of 1752537600 were 3879114 with a Short Ratio of 5.00, compared to 1749772800 on 3134080. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3879114 and a Short% of Float of 5.3000003.

Earnings Estimates

The current market rating for Orasure Technologies Inc (OSUR) reflects the collective analysis of 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.14, with high estimates of -$0.13 and low estimates of -$0.15.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.57 and -$0.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.63. EPS for the following year is -$0.4, with 3.0 analysts recommending between -$0.29 and -$0.59.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $28.96M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $29.14M to a low estimate of $28.78M. As of the current estimate, Orasure Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $39.91MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $31.18M. There is a high estimate of $31.21M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $31.14M.

A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OSUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $122.25M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $121.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $121.62M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $185.83MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $128M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $130.88M and the low estimate is $125.11M.