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After finishing at $48.36 in the prior trading day, Qiagen NV (NYSE: QGEN) closed at $48.04, down -0.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. QGEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.625.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of QGEN 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 10.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
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 this company, Barclays on June 24, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on February 19, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $42.
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 Sep 11 ’24 when Sackers Roland bought 25,000 shares for $46.00 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QGEN now has a Market Capitalization of 10416705536 and an Enterprise Value of 10906926080. As of this moment, Qiagen’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.346 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.838.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for QGEN is 0.65, which has changed by 0.06165743 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, QGEN has reached a high of $51.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.87%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1620910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 216.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 214.83M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.93% stake in the company. Shares short for QGEN as of 1752537600 were 6298552 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1749772800 on 5649799. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6298552 and a Short% of Float of 4.32.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, QGEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.25, compared to 0.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0051695616The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for QGEN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-01-25 when the company split stock in a 962:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 11.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Qiagen NV (QGEN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.5 and $2.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.35. EPS for the following year is $2.55, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $2.89 and $2.4.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $525.72M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $527.3M to a low estimate of $524M. As of the current estimate, Qiagen NV’s year-ago sales were $501.87MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $540.13M. There is a high estimate of $547.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $532.17M.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for QGEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.18B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.98BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.21B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.41B and the low estimate is $2.17B.
