COHR has 36-month beta value of 1.69. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for COHR is 146.71M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.80% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of COHR on May 01, 2024 was 2.33M shares.
COHR) stock’s latest price update
Coherent Corp (NYSE: COHR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -2.17 in relation to its previous close of 55.84. However, the company has experienced a 4.36% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. GlobeNewsWire reported 2024-04-18 that PITTSBURGH, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, announced today that the company will release its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, in a shareholder letter posted on Coherent’s website at coherent.com/company/investor-relations after market close on Monday, May 6. Coherent’s management will host a conference call to discuss these results on Tuesday, May 7, at 8:00 a.m. ET.
COHR’s Market Performance
Coherent Corp (COHR) has seen a 4.36% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -8.95% decline in the past month and a 12.20% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.81% for COHR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.16% for COHR stock, with a simple moving average of 22.13% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COHR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COHR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for COHR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for COHR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $60 based on the research report published on January 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COHR reach a price target of $45, previously predicting the price at $39. The rating they have provided for COHR stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on December 13th, 2023.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to COHR, setting the target price at $37 in the report published on October 11th of the previous year.
COHR Trading at -6.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COHR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.04%, as shares sank -7.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.52% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COHR rose by +4.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.33. In addition, Coherent Corp saw 25.50% 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 COHR starting from MATTERA VINCENT D JR, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $53.10 back on Apr 15 ’24. After this action, MATTERA VINCENT D JR now owns 669,684 shares of Coherent Corp, valued at $265,483 using the latest closing price.
BASHAW WALTER ROBERT II, the President of Coherent Corp, sale 4,375 shares at $60.44 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’24, which means that BASHAW WALTER ROBERT II is holding 108,409 shares at $264,414 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COHR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coherent Corp stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value -3.57, with -1.88 for asset returns.
Based on Coherent Corp (COHR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.77.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 50.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at 49.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.26for 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 2.88.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Coherent Corp (COHR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
