Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AORT is 1.75. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AORT is 39.43M and currently, short sellers hold a 9.06% of that float. On January 20, 2025, AORT’s average trading volume was 265.29K shares.
AORT) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Artivion Inc (NYSE: AORT) has plunged by -1.66 when compared to previous closing price of 31.24, but the company has seen a 2.81% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-07 that NN, VERX and AORT made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on January 7, 2024.
AORT’s Market Performance
Artivion Inc (AORT) has seen a 2.81% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 6.08% gain in the past month and a 14.24% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.22% for AORT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.79% for AORT stock, with a simple moving average of 19.70% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AORT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AORT stocks, with JMP Securities repeating the rating for AORT by listing it as a “Mkt Outperform.” The predicted price for AORT in the upcoming period, according to JMP Securities is $33 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Lake Street, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AORT reach a price target of $28, previously predicting the price at $32. The rating they have provided for AORT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 27th, 2022.
Lake Street gave a rating of “Buy” to AORT, setting the target price at $32 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
AORT Trading at 6.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AORT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.98% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.66%, as shares surge +6.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.87% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AORT rose by +2.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +47.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.04. In addition, Artivion Inc saw 7.45% 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 AORT starting from Holloway Jean F, who proposed sale 4,011 shares at the price of $30.25 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, Holloway Jean F now owns shares of Artivion Inc, valued at $121,333 using the latest closing price.
Holloway Jean F, the SVP, General Counsel of Artivion Inc, sale 8,070 shares at $30.12 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Holloway Jean F is holding 153,862 shares at $243,109 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AORT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for Artivion Inc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value -0.30, with -0.11 for asset returns.
Based on Artivion Inc (AORT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 26.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.55.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Artivion Inc (AORT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
