The stock price of Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) has dropped by -0.34 compared to previous close of 59.44. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-08-06 that Investors with an interest in Medical – Drugs stocks have likely encountered both Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) and Catalent (CTLT). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?
Is It Worth Investing in Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.15. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CTLT is 177.22M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.04% of that float. On August 21, 2024, the average trading volume of CTLT was 1.84M shares.
CTLT’s Market Performance
CTLT stock saw an increase of -0.27% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.40% and a quarterly increase of 7.79%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.65%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.66% for Catalent Inc. (CTLT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.18% for CTLT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 12.89% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CTLT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CTLT stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for CTLT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CTLT in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $53 based on the research report published on November 16, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Argus, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CTLT reach a price target of $62. The rating they have provided for CTLT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 05th, 2023.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to CTLT, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on July 20th of the previous year.
CTLT Trading at 2.54% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CTLT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.65%, as shares surge +1.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.41% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CTLT fell by -0.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +80.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $59.39. In addition, Catalent Inc. saw 31.85% 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 CTLT starting from Hopson Ricky, who sale 662 shares at the price of $59.56 back on Aug 02 ’24. After this action, Hopson Ricky now owns 29,974 shares of Catalent Inc., valued at $39,429 using the latest closing price.
Gunther Scott, the SVP, Quality & Reg. Affairs of Catalent Inc., sale 666 shares at $59.55 during a trade that took place back on Aug 02 ’24, which means that Gunther Scott is holding 39,635 shares at $39,660 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CTLT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for Catalent Inc. stands at -0.27. The total capital return value is set at -0.1. Equity return is now at value -27.71, with -11.13 for asset returns.
Based on Catalent Inc. (CTLT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -3.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 79.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 71.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.51.
Conclusion
To sum up, Catalent Inc. (CTLT) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
