Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.06 compared to its previous closing price of 29.16. However, the company has seen a gain of 6.31% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-17 that Quest Diagnostics, DaVita, Option Care Health and Addus HomeCare have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.
Is It Worth Investing in Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) Right Now?
Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.67x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for OPCH is 1.34. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OPCH is 168.26M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.26% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of OPCH on January 22, 2025 was 2.23M shares.
OPCH’s Market Performance
The stock of Option Care Health Inc (OPCH) has seen a 6.31% increase in the past week, with a 25.83% rise in the past month, and a -4.75% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.06% for OPCH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 18.24% for OPCH’s stock, with a simple moving average of 3.80% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OPCH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OPCH stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for OPCH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for OPCH in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $33 based on the research report published on January 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OPCH reach a price target of $26. The rating they have provided for OPCH stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 05th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to OPCH, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
OPCH Trading at 23.88% 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 -14.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.17%, as shares surge +29.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +32.03% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OPCH rose by +6.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.92. In addition, Option Care Health Inc saw 27.03% 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 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.86. 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 1.2. 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
In conclusion, Option Care Health Inc (OPCH) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
