The stock of Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM) has gone down by -5.86% for the week, with a -7.61% drop in the past month and a -15.36% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.01% for SEM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.62% for SEM’s stock, with a simple moving average of -11.29% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) Right Now?
Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.16x compared to its average ratio. SEM has 36-month beta value of 1.38. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SEM is 109.97M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SEM on March 14, 2025 was 990.87K shares.
SEM) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) has jumped by 1.64 compared to previous close of 16.58. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -5.86% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-24 that SEM expects revenues to be between $5.4 billion and $5.6 billion, the mid-point of which implies 5.8% growth from the 2024 figure of $5.2 billion.
Analysts’ Opinion of SEM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SEM stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for SEM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SEM in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $23 based on the research report published on February 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to SEM, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on August 20th of the previous year.
SEM Trading at -10.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SEM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.44%, as shares sank -10.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.96% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SEM fell by -6.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -49.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.04. In addition, Select Medical Holdings Corporation saw -10.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SEM starting from Breighner Robert G. JR, who sale 4,989 shares at the price of $19.95 back on Dec 04 ’24. After this action, Breighner Robert G. JR now owns 30,356 shares of Select Medical Holdings Corporation, valued at $99,531 using the latest closing price.
ORTENZIO ROBERT A, the EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN of Select Medical Holdings Corporation, sale 3,804,805 shares at $19.55 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that ORTENZIO ROBERT A is holding 0 shares at $74,383,938 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SEM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.09 for the gross margin
The net margin for Select Medical Holdings Corporation stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 13.35, with 2.98 for asset returns.
Based on Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 507.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.92. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.04.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
