Steris Plc (NYSE: STE)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.00 in comparison to its previous close of 220.02, however, the company has experienced a 2.35% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-16 that STE stays on investors’ radars due to the strength of its Healthcare arm and strong rebound potential in the AST segment.
Is It Worth Investing in Steris Plc (NYSE: STE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Steris Plc (NYSE: STE) is 47.13x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for STE is 0.94. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for STE is 97.90M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.08% of that float. On April 18, 2025, STE’s average trading volume was 574.31K shares.
STE’s Market Performance
STE’s stock has seen a 2.35% increase for the week, with a -1.35% drop in the past month and a 5.75% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.11% for Steris Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.57% for STE’s stock, with a -0.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of STE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STE stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for STE by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for STE in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $260 based on the research report published on October 24, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STE reach a price target of $253. The rating they have provided for STE stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 06th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to STE, setting the target price at $206 in the report published on May 30th of the previous year.
STE Trading at -0.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.37%, as shares sank -1.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.63% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, STE rose by +2.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $220.96. In addition, Steris Plc saw 8.11% 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 STE starting from Majors Cary L, who sale 1,682 shares at the price of $217.32 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, Majors Cary L now owns 11,372 shares of Steris Plc, valued at $365,532 using the latest closing price.
Majors Cary L, the Officer of Steris Plc, proposed sale 1,682 shares at $217.32 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that Majors Cary L is holding shares at $365,533 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Steris Plc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 9.61, with 5.75 for asset returns.
Based on Steris Plc (STE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.41 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Steris Plc (STE) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
