Investors may find better financial performance in Emergent Biosolutions Inc (EBS)

Emergent Biosolutions Inc [EBS] stock is trading at $5.17, up 9.07%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Emergent Biosolutions Inc [NYSE: EBS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 30, 2024, when H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $15. Previously, Rodman & Renshaw started tracking the stock with Buy rating on August 22, 2024, and set its price target to $16. On March 07, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $5 on the stock. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to a Hold. The Benchmark Company upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 10, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $22. In a note dated March 17, 2023, JP Morgan downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $23 to $9.

Emergent Biosolutions Inc [EBS] stock has fluctuated between $1.82 and $15.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $51.5 within the next 12 months. Emergent Biosolutions Inc [NYSE: EBS] shares were valued at $5.17 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 896.13% based on the average EBS price forecast.

Analyzing the EBS fundamentals

Emergent Biosolutions Inc [NYSE:EBS] reported sales of 1.04B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -29.61%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.14, Equity is -0.37 and Total Capital is -0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.37.

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 4.74 points at the first support level, and at 4.32 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 5.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 5.78.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Emergent Biosolutions Inc’s Current Ratio is 3.69. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.77, and the Cash Ratio is 0.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.27, the price to book ratio is 0.58.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Fowler Neal Franklin, Director, that happened on Mar 12 ’25 when 35000.0 shares were sold. Director, Zoon Kathryn C completed a deal on Mar 12 ’25 to sell 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Fowler Neal Franklin bought 35000.0 shares on Mar 12 ’25.

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