why Viatris Inc [VTRS] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $11.38

Viatris Inc [NASDAQ: VTRS] surged by $0.17 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $13.53. The company report on February 5, 2024 at 6:59 AM that Viatris to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results.

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS) will announce its fourth quarter and full-year 2023 financial results Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, before the open of the U.S. financial markets. Chief Executive Officer Scott A. Smith and Company executives will host a webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET on the same date to discuss the results.

Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the call at investor.viatris.com or by calling 844.308.3344 or 412.317.1896 for international callers. A replay of the webcast also will be available on the website.

Viatris Inc stock has also gained 5.54% of its value over the past 7 days. However, VTRS stock has inclined by 44.24% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 23.00% and gained 24.93% year-on date.

The market cap for VTRS stock reached $16.23 billion, with 1.21 billion shares outstanding and 1.18 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 9.35M shares, VTRS reached a trading volume of 13337347 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Viatris Inc [VTRS]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VTRS shares is $11.38 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VTRS stock is a recommendation set at 3.10. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

BofA Securities have made an estimate for Viatris Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on October 23, 2023. The new note on the price target was released on June 23, 2023, representing the official price target for Viatris Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $11, while Barclays analysts kept a Equal Weight rating on VTRS stock. On February 17, 2023, analysts decreased their price target for VTRS shares from 16 to 14.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Viatris Inc is set at 0.33, with the Price to Sales ratio for VTRS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.05. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.79, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.16. Price to Free Cash Flow for VTRS in the course of the last twelve months was 7.74 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.06.

VTRS stock trade performance evaluation

Viatris Inc [VTRS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.54. With this latest performance, VTRS shares gained by 15.44% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 23.00% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 17.75% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for VTRS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 79.32, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 85.32, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 75.45 for Viatris Inc [VTRS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 11.58, while it was recorded at 13.29 for the last single week of trading, and 10.28 for the last 200 days.

Viatris Inc [VTRS]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Viatris Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.06 and a Current Ratio set at 1.60.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Viatris Inc [VTRS] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Viatris Inc posted 0.67/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.72/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -6.90%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for VTRS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Viatris Inc go to -2.50%.

Viatris Inc [VTRS]: Institutional Ownership

The top three institutional holders of VTRS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in VTRS stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in VTRS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.