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The price of NAPCO Security Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: NSSC) closed at $44.63 in the last session, up 0.40% from day before closing price of $44.45. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. NSSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.155.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NSSC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.08 and its Current Ratio is at 7.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
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, DA Davidson on April 26, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $52.
On February 06, 2024, Imperial Capital Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $45.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on August 30, 2023, while the target price for the stock was revised from $30 to $32.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 08 ’24 when SOLOWAY RICHARD sold 250,000 shares for $44.20 per share. The transaction valued at 11,050,450 led to the insider holds 1,406,010 shares of the business.
SOLOWAY RICHARD sold 50,000 shares of NSSC for $2,037,500 on Apr 08 ’24. The Pres, CEO, Chairman, Secy now owns 1,656,010 shares after completing the transaction at $40.75 per share. On Mar 12 ’24, another insider, BUCHEL KEVIN S, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $40.36 each. As a result, the insider received 2,018,050 and left with 62,739 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, NSSC now has a Market Capitalization of 1645624192 and an Enterprise Value of 1563730816. As of this moment, NAPCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 23.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.538 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.296.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NSSC has reached a high of $46.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 35.23%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NSSC traded on average about 393.15K shares per day over the past 3-months and 487820 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 36.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 35.03M. Insiders hold about 5.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.16% stake in the company. Shares short for NSSC as of 1713139200 were 2684664 with a Short Ratio of 6.83, compared to 1710460800 on 2575964. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2684664 and a Short% of Float of 8.1599995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for NSSC is 0.26, which was 0.323 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007266592
