Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 20.21x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.32. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OPCH is 168.26M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.47% of that float. On January 10, 2025, the average trading volume of OPCH was 2.13M shares.
OPCH) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) has increased by 0.84 when compared to last closing price of 23.94. Despite this, the company has experienced a 4.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-12-04 that BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Option Care Health, Inc. (“Option Care Health”) (Nasdaq: OPCH), the nation’s largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services, will participate in the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, being held in San Francisco, on Monday, January 13, 2025, including a presentation at 1:30pm PT. The webcast and related presentation materials will be available online at https://investors.optioncarehealth.com.
OPCH’s Market Performance
Option Care Health Inc (OPCH) has seen a 4.05% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 5.65% gain in the past month and a -14.43% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.77% for OPCH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.74% for OPCH stock, with a simple moving average of -15.45% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OPCH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OPCH stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for OPCH by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for OPCH in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $26 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OPCH reach a price target of $27. The rating they have provided for OPCH stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 04th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to OPCH, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on October 31st of the previous year.
OPCH Trading at 3.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OPCH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.17%, as shares surge +3.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OPCH rose by +4.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $23.27. In addition, Option Care Health Inc saw 4.05% 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 OPCH starting from KRAEMER HARRY M JANSEN JR, who purchase 43,000 shares at the price of $22.54 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, KRAEMER HARRY M JANSEN JR now owns 326,334 shares of Option Care Health Inc, valued at $969,031 using the latest closing price.
Pate R Carter, the Director of Option Care Health Inc, sale 1,465 shares at $32.37 during a trade that took place back on Sep 03 ’24, which means that Pate R Carter is holding 36,126 shares at $47,421 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OPCH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for Option Care Health Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 14.57, with 6.26 for asset returns.
Based on Option Care Health Inc (OPCH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 483.16 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.73.
Conclusion
To sum up, Option Care Health Inc (OPCH) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
