At the time of writing, Steris Plc [STE] stock is trading at $217.43, up 0.08%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The STE shares have lost -0.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.40%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Steris Plc [NYSE: STE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 24, 2024, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $260 from $230. On May 30, 2023, Morgan Stanley initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned a price target of $206 on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $197 on April 14, 2023. Needham downgraded its rating to a Hold. Piper Sandler started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on July 14, 2022, and assigned it a price target of $240. In a note dated April 07, 2022, Wolfe Research initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $275 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Steris Plc fluctuated between $195.50 and $248.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $262.5 within the next 12 months. Steris Plc [NYSE: STE] shares were valued at $217.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.73% based on the average STE price forecast.
Analyzing the STE fundamentals
According to Steris Plc [NYSE:STE], the company’s sales were 5.42B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.00% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.34.
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 215.82 points at the first support level, and at 214.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 218.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 220.01.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Steris Plc [NYSE:STE] has a current ratio of 2.41. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.55 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.96, the price to book ratio is 3.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 49.66.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Majors Cary L, SVP and President, Healthcare, that happened on Nov 25 ’24 when 1682.0 shares were sold. Officer, Majors Cary L completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to buy 1682.0 shares. Meanwhile, Sr. Vice Pres., CFO TOKICH MICHAEL J sold 20213.0 shares on Sep 16 ’24.
