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After finishing at $46.85 in the prior trading day, Guardant Health Inc (NASDAQ: GH) closed at $44.05, down -5.98%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.71 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.76 and its Current Ratio is at 4.11.
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, Mizuho on April 10, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
On January 23, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $60.
Guggenheim Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on June 28, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $36.
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 May 01 ’25 when Talasaz AmirAli sold 106,784 shares for $49.01 per share. The transaction valued at 5,233,421 led to the insider holds 2,202,672 shares of the business.
Talasaz AmirAli sold 13,932 shares of GH for $703,151 on May 02 ’25. The Co-Chief Executive Officer now owns 2,188,740 shares after completing the transaction at $50.47 per share. On May 01 ’25, another insider, Talasaz AmirAli, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 340,000 shares for $49.01 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.05.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GH has reached a high of $52.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.39%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 123.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 117.48M. Insiders hold about 5.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.49% stake in the company.