Catalent Inc. (CTLT) Stock: A Closer Look at the Market Potential

Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.15.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for CTLT is 177.91M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.67% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CTLT on October 16, 2024 was 1.73M shares.

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CTLT) stock’s latest price update

Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.02 in relation to its previous close of 60.65. However, the company has experienced a -0.15% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. reuters.com reported 2024-10-14 that Catalent has agreed to sell its oral drug development and small-scale manufacturing facility in Somerset, New Jersey to private contract drug manufacturer Ardena, the companies said on Monday.

CTLT’s Market Performance

Catalent Inc. (CTLT) has seen a -0.15% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 0.83% gain in the past month and a 4.41% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.65% for CTLT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.42% for CTLT’s stock, with a 7.20% simple moving average for the past 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 0.99% 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 -0.88% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 0.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.46%, as shares surge +0.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.55% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CTLT fell by -0.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.41. In addition, Catalent Inc. saw 35.01% 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 McErlane David, who sale 1,994 shares at the price of $59.97 back on Sep 26 ’24. After this action, McErlane David now owns 36,304 shares of Catalent Inc., valued at $119,580 using the latest closing price.

McErlane David, the Officer of Catalent Inc., proposed sale 2,168 shares at $59.98 during a trade that took place back on Sep 26 ’24, which means that McErlane David is holding shares at $130,026 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CTLT

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.14 for the present operating margin
  • 0.22 for the gross margin

The net margin for Catalent Inc. stands at -0.23. The total capital return value is set at -0.07. Equity return is now at value -25.39, with -10.16 for asset returns.

Based on Catalent Inc. (CTLT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2.39.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 634.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 10.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.52.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Catalent Inc. (CTLT) 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.

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