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As of close of business last night, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR’s stock clocked out at $48.30, up 1.26% from its previous closing price of $47.70. In other words, the price has increased by $1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.36 million shares were traded. SQM stock price reached its highest trading level at $49.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.5.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of SQM’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.74 and its Current Ratio is at 2.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
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, Jefferies on April 08, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $62.80 from $52 previously.
On January 11, 2024, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $58 to $52.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SQM now has a Market Capitalization of 13796316160 and an Enterprise Value of 16019448832. As of this moment, Sociedad’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.145 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.071.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SQM has reached a high of $81.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $38.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that SQM traded 1.28M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1004920 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 142.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 142.79M. Insiders hold about 0.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 25.43% stake in the company. Shares short for SQM as of 1713139200 were 4532412 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1710460800 on 4038219.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.8.
