In the past week, SEM stock has gone up by 16.80%, with a monthly gain of 15.70% and a quarterly surge of 26.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.37%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.92% for Select Medical Holdings Corporation The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.35% for SEM’s stock, with a 25.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) is above average at 15.77x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.42.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for SEM is 101.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.24% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SEM on May 10, 2024 was 555.59K shares.
SEM) stock’s latest price update
Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM)’s stock price has soared by 1.19 in relation to previous closing price of 32.84. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 16.80% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-07 that Select Medical (SEM) revises its adjusted EBITDA guidance upward between $845 million and $885 million for 2024, the mid-point is higher than $807.4 million in 2023.
Analysts’ Opinion of SEM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SEM stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for SEM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SEM in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $44 based on the research report published on May 13, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SEM reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for SEM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 26th, 2021.
BofA/Merrill gave a rating of “Underperform” to SEM, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on June 16th of the previous year.
SEM Trading at 15.98% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SEM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.84% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.37%, as shares surge +17.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.62% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SEM rose by +16.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $28.81. In addition, Select Medical Holdings Corporation saw 41.40% 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 SEM starting from ORTENZIO ROBERT A, who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $29.90 back on Apr 08 ’24. After this action, ORTENZIO ROBERT A now owns 6,689,668 shares of Select Medical Holdings Corporation, valued at $1,495,000 using the latest closing price.
ORTENZIO ROBERT A, the EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN of Select Medical Holdings Corporation, sale 50,000 shares at $28.30 during a trade that took place back on Mar 08 ’24, which means that ORTENZIO ROBERT A is holding 6,739,668 shares at $1,415,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SEM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Select Medical Holdings Corporation stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 20.49, with 3.34 for asset returns.
Based on Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.99. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 804.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.86. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.22.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
