Investors seeking to outperform the market often focus on hand-picking stocks. Selecting the right ones has proven to be a key factor in boosting wealth.
Neogen Corp (NASDAQ: NEOG) closed the day trading at $5.69 down -2.90% from the previous closing price of $5.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.4 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NEOG, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.45 and its Current Ratio is at 3.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
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, Guggenheim on December 19, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On June 16, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $22.
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 12 ’25 when Gupta Aashima bought 16,000 shares for $6.25 per share. The transaction valued at 99,987 led to the insider holds 21,917 shares of the business.
Woteki Catherine E bought 5,770 shares of NEOG for $29,831 on Apr 25 ’25. The Director now owns 13,244 shares after completing the transaction at $5.17 per share. On Apr 24 ’25, another insider, BOREL JAMES C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $4.99 each. As a result, the insider paid 149,700 and bolstered with 90,474 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.46.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NEOG has reached a high of $18.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -51.05%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 217.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 216.19M. Insiders hold about 0.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 126.18% stake in the company.
