At the time of writing, Certara Inc [CERT] stock is trading at $9.05, down -3.42%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CERT shares have lost -8.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -19.70%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Certara Inc [NASDAQ: CERT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 27, 2025, when TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $16. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on September 27, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $16. On April 10, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $23 on the stock. JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating. Leerink Partners initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform and recommended $19 as its price target on February 26, 2024. UBS started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on December 07, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $17. In a note dated December 05, 2023, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated an Sector Weight rating.
For the past year, the stock price of Certara Inc fluctuated between $8.72 and $19.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $13 within the next 12 months. Certara Inc [NASDAQ: CERT] shares were valued at $9.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 43.65% based on the average CERT price forecast.
Analyzing the CERT fundamentals
According to Certara Inc [NASDAQ:CERT], the company’s sales were 385.15M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.03% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.53% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.01, Equity is -0.01 and Total Capital is 0.0. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.01.
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 8.71 points at the first support level, and at 8.37 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 9.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 10.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Certara Inc [NASDAQ:CERT] has a current ratio of 2.13. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.13 and the Cash Ratio stands at 1.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.78, the price to book ratio is 1.38.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SMITH PATRICK F, Officer, that happened on Apr 02 ’25 when 20142.0 shares were purchased. PRESIDENT, DRUG DEV SOLUTIONS, SMITH PATRICK F completed a deal on Oct 07 ’24 to sell 5409.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer SMITH PATRICK F bought 5409.0 shares on Oct 07 ’24.
