Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.81 in comparison to its previous close of 31.54, however, the company has experienced a -0.46% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-22 that OPCH, COMM, and JD it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on April 22, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Option Care Health Inc (NASDAQ: OPCH) is above average at 26.18x. The 36-month beta value for OPCH is also noteworthy at 0.79. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OPCH is 162.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.99% of that float. The average trading volume of OPCH on April 24, 2025 was 1.85M shares.
OPCH’s Market Performance
OPCH’s stock has seen a -0.46% decrease for the week, with a -7.49% drop in the past month and a 9.55% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.48% for Option Care Health Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.56% for OPCH’s stock, with a 9.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OPCH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OPCH stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for OPCH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for OPCH in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $35 based on the research report published on January 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OPCH reach a price target of $33, previously predicting the price at $26. The rating they have provided for OPCH stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 13th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to OPCH, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
OPCH Trading at -3.46% 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 -9.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.86%, as shares sank -8.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.42% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OPCH fell by -0.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.29. In addition, Option Care Health Inc saw 38.41% 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 Bavaro Michael, who sale 30,996 shares at the price of $33.26 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, Bavaro Michael now owns 44,974 shares of Option Care Health Inc, valued at $1,030,843 using the latest closing price.
Bavaro Michael, the Officer of Option Care Health Inc, proposed sale 30,996 shares at $33.23 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that Bavaro Michael is holding shares at $1,029,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OPCH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 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 14.99, with 6.18 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 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 396.13 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
In summary, Option Care Health Inc (OPCH) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
