At the time of writing, United Therapeutics Corp [UTHR] stock is trading at $279.69, down -4.12%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The UTHR shares have lost -8.86% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.01%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
United Therapeutics Corp [NASDAQ: UTHR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 11, 2024, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and also boosted its price target to $321 from $310. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Neutral on February 12, 2024, and elevated its price target to $215. On February 05, 2024, Leerink Partners initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $330 on the stock. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $309 on December 08, 2023. UBS initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $320 as its price target on December 06, 2022. Goldman started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on December 05, 2022, and assigned it a price target of $230. In a note dated October 11, 2022, Morgan Stanley initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $288 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of United Therapeutics Corp fluctuated between $230.39 and $417.82. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $412.5 within the next 12 months. United Therapeutics Corp [NASDAQ: UTHR] shares were valued at $279.69 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 47.48% based on the average UTHR price forecast.
Analyzing the UTHR fundamentals
According to United Therapeutics Corp [NASDAQ:UTHR], the company’s sales were 2.88B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 19.72% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.89% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.48%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.53%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.42%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.21. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.05.
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 268.82 points at the first support level, and at 257.94 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 297.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 315.68.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that United Therapeutics Corp [NASDAQ:UTHR] has a current ratio of 5.25. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 5.03, and the Cash Ratio is 2.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.37, the price to book ratio is 1.95 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.37.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DWEK RAYMOND, Director, that happened on Apr 07 ’25 when 4000.0 shares were sold. Director, RAYMOND DWEK completed a deal on Apr 07 ’25 to buy 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL MAHON PAUL A sold 11000.0 shares on Apr 03 ’25.
