Viatris Inc (NASDAQ: VTRS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 267.22x compared to its average ratio. VTRS has 36-month beta value of 1.15. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VTRS is 1.16B, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.13% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VTRS on April 15, 2024 was 9.22M shares.
VTRS) stock’s latest price update
Viatris Inc (NASDAQ: VTRS)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.07 in comparison to its previous close of 11.57, however, the company has experienced a -3.98% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-04-08 that Viatris Inc. is a deep value pharmaceutical company with a low valuation and a 4.1% yield. Viatris has seen a slowdown in top line decline and has a promising pipeline of potential blockbuster drugs. Management is de-risking the balance sheet and returning capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
VTRS’s Market Performance
Viatris Inc (VTRS) has experienced a -3.98% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -5.98% drop in the past month, and a -6.13% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.90%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.12% for VTRS.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.24% for VTRS’s stock, with a 5.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VTRS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VTRS stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for VTRS by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for VTRS in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $9 based on the research report published on October 23, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VTRS reach a price target of $11. The rating they have provided for VTRS stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on June 23rd, 2023.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to VTRS, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on April 24th of the previous year.
VTRS Trading at -6.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VTRS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.90%, as shares sank -4.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VTRS fell by -3.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.81. In addition, Viatris Inc saw 4.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VTRS starting from Mauro Anthony, who sale 250,000 shares at the price of $12.09 back on Mar 13 ’24. After this action, Mauro Anthony now owns 243,044 shares of Viatris Inc, valued at $3,023,700 using the latest closing price.
Campbell Paul, the of Viatris Inc, sale 24,353 shares at $12.33 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’24, which means that Campbell Paul is holding 153,826 shares at $300,272 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VTRS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Viatris Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 0.26, with 0.11 for asset returns.
Based on Viatris Inc (VTRS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.57.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Viatris Inc (VTRS) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
