Embecta Corp [EMBC] stock is trading at $13.30, up 6.66%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EMBC shares have gain 8.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.65%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Embecta Corp [NASDAQ: EMBC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 10, 2025, when Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $15. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on December 02, 2024, and elevated its price target to $20. On November 27, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $26 on the stock. Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Peer Perform rating. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight but $28 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 06, 2023. In a note dated August 01, 2022, Morgan Stanley initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $33 on this stock.
Embecta Corp [EMBC] stock has fluctuated between $10.27 and $21.48 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $23 within the next 12 months. Embecta Corp [NASDAQ: EMBC] shares were valued at $13.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 72.93% based on the average EMBC price forecast.
Analyzing the EMBC fundamentals
Embecta Corp [NASDAQ:EMBC] reported sales of 1.11B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -5.55%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.64% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is -0.08 and Total Capital is 0.21. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-2.05.
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 12.70 points at the first support level, and at 12.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.67, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.05.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Embecta Corp’s Current Ratio is 2.24. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.67, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.7. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Melcher David F, Director, that happened on Feb 25 ’25 when 13000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Morris Milton Mayo completed a deal on Feb 13 ’25 to sell 3100.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Morris Milton Mayo bought 3100.0 shares on Feb 13 ’25.
