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As of close of business last night, Certara Inc’s stock clocked out at $16.16, up 1.44% from its previous closing price of $15.93. In other words, the price has increased by $1.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. CERT stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.385 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.78.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CERT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.62 and its Current Ratio is at 2.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
On February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $19.Leerink Partners initiated its Market Perform rating on February 26, 2024, with a $19 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’24 when SMITH PATRICK F sold 14,427 shares for $16.85 per share. The transaction valued at 243,161 led to the insider holds 50,091 shares of the business.
Traynor Richard M. sold 3,000 shares of CERT for $54,000 on Apr 01 ’24. The SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL now owns 173,524 shares after completing the transaction at $18.00 per share. On Mar 04 ’24, another insider, Traynor Richard M., who serves as the SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $18.28 each. As a result, the insider received 54,840 and left with 162,368 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, CERT now has a Market Capitalization of 2588686592 and an Enterprise Value of 2646405376. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.469 whereas that against EBITDA is 37.738.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERT is 1.63, which has changed by -0.32638597 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23061275 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERT has reached a high of $24.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.89%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CERT traded 555.76K shares on average per day over the past three months and 482900 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 159.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 109.02M. Insiders hold about 31.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.33% stake in the company. Shares short for CERT as of 1711584000 were 5674693 with a Short Ratio of 10.21, compared to 1709164800 on 4694181. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5674693 and a Short% of Float of 4.75.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Certara Inc (CERT) is currently attracting attention from 10 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.1 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.11 and a low estimate of $0.08, while EPS last year was $0.12. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.11, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.48 and $0.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.43. EPS for the following year is $0.52, with 10 analysts recommending between $0.61 and $0.48.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 9 analysts expect revenue to total $93.64M. It ranges from a high estimate of $97.75M to a low estimate of $89.5M. As of the current estimate, Certara Inc’s year-ago sales were $90.99M, an estimated increase of 2.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $95.61M, an increase of 5.70% over than the figure of $2.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $98.47M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $92.5M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CERT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $392.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $385M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $388.54M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $354.34M, up 9.70% from the average estimate. Based on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $430.31M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $444.3M and the low estimate is $421.93M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
