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In the latest session, Azenta Inc (NASDAQ: AZTA) closed at $26.9 down -17.00% from its previous closing price of $32.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$17.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.08 million shares were traded. AZTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.46.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Azenta Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 47.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.84 and its Current Ratio is at 3.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
On December 18, 2024, Stephens Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $50 to $60.
On April 04, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $64.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on April 04, 2024, with a $64 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 03 ’25 when Hughes Violetta sold 317 shares for $52.97 per share. The transaction valued at 16,791 led to the insider holds 9,603 shares of the business.
Zhou Ginger bought 417 shares of AZTA for $19,132 on Jan 31 ’25. The SVP and General Manager, Genom now owns 27,916 shares after completing the transaction at $45.88 per share. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Pirogova Olga, who serves as the SVP and CHRO of the company, sold 548 shares for $40.07 each. As a result, the insider received 21,958 and left with 19,373 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, AZTA now has a Market Capitalization of 1231611136 and an Enterprise Value of 1209085056. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.807 whereas that against EBITDA is 42.375.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AZTA is 1.65, which has changed by -0.49369472 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AZTA has reached a high of $60.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -30.38%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AZTA has traded an average of 884.84K shares per day and 698320 over the past ten days. A total of 45.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.81M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 116.81% stake in the company. Shares short for AZTA as of 1752537600 were 4824512 with a Short Ratio of 5.45, compared to 1749772800 on 4615171. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4824512 and a Short% of Float of 17.119999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.83.
