At the time of writing, Sotera Health Co [SHC] stock is trading at $13.28, up 3.51%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SHC shares have gain 2.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -15.95%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Sotera Health Co [NASDAQ: SHC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 21, 2024, when Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $13. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on April 03, 2024, and dropped its price target to $16. On March 25, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $15.50 on the stock. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $24 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 26, 2023. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 23, 2023, and upped its price target to $18. In a note dated January 11, 2023, Wolfe Research upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $25.
For the past year, the stock price of Sotera Health Co fluctuated between $10.71 and $17.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17.5 within the next 12 months. Sotera Health Co [NASDAQ: SHC] shares were valued at $13.28 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.78% based on the average SHC price forecast.
Analyzing the SHC fundamentals
According to Sotera Health Co [NASDAQ:SHC], the company’s sales were 1.12B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.47% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of4.75.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 12.82 points at the first support level, and at 12.37 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 13.75.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Sotera Health Co [NASDAQ:SHC] has a current ratio of 2.88. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.59, and the Cash Ratio is 1.57. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.36, the price to book ratio is 8.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 53.51.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WARBURG PINCUS & CO., Director, that happened on Sep 06 ’24 when 15.0 million shares were sold. Director, WARBURG PINCUS & CO. completed a deal on Sep 06 ’24 to sell 15.0 million shares. Meanwhile, Director GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLC sold 10.0 million shares on Sep 06 ’24.
