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GSK Plc ADR (NYSE: GSK) closed the day trading at $33.60 down -2.55% from the previous closing price of $34.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.41 million shares were traded. GSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.74.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GSK, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.07.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $53 to $39.50.
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 Sep 27 ’24 when GSK plc bought 2,791,930 shares for $8.00 per share. The transaction valued at 22,335,440 led to the insider holds 16,775,691 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GSK now has a Market Capitalization of 68150878208 and an Enterprise Value of 161147273216. As of this moment, GSK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.136 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.385.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GSK is 0.55, which has changed by -0.173635 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GSK has reached a high of $45.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.15%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GSK traded about 5.40M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GSK traded about 7201540 shares per day. A total of 2.04B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.03B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 16.63% stake in the company. Shares short for GSK as of 1741910400 were 17465247 with a Short Ratio of 3.00, compared to 1739491200 on 14045165. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17465247 and a Short% of Float of 0.86.
Dividends & Splits
GSK’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.56, up from 0.61 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017691417The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.8. The current Payout Ratio is 94.89% for GSK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1740096000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-07-22 when the company split stock in a 1226:1000 ratio.
