Sotera Health Co [NASDAQ: SHC] stock went on a downward path that fall over -3.00% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -6.06%.
Over the last 12 months, SHC stock rose by 13.30%. The one-year Sotera Health Co stock forecast points to a potential upside of 3.12. The average equity rating for SHC stock is currently 1.88, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $4.40 billion, with 284.05 million shares outstanding and 153.36 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.42M shares, SHC stock reached a trading volume of 8519980 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Sotera Health Co [SHC]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SHC shares is $16.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SHC stock is a recommendation set at 1.88. 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.
Goldman have made an estimate for Sotera Health Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 05, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on December 06, 2024, representing the official price target for Sotera Health Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $13, while Piper Sandler analysts kept a Neutral rating on SHC stock. On April 03, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for SHC shares from 18 to 16.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 8.61, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.18. Price to Free Cash Flow for SHC in the course of the last twelve months was 31.32 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.21.
SHC Stock Performance Analysis:
Sotera Health Co [SHC] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.06. With this latest performance, SHC shares gained by 38.52% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 31.13% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 13.30% 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 SHC stock in for the last two-week period is set at 58.50, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.52, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.50 for Sotera Health Co [SHC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 13.14, while it was recorded at 16.04 for the last single week of trading, and 12.68 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Sotera Health Co Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Sotera Health Co [SHC] shares currently have an operating margin of 32.85% and a Gross Margin at 50.59%. Sotera Health Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 2.13%.
Sotera Health Co (SHC) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Sotera Health Co. ( SHC), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 5.14%, suggesting modest shareholder returns. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 0.77%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Sotera Health Co’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 0.85%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Sotera Health Co (SHC) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Sotera Health Co’s (SHC) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 4.60%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Sotera Health Co (SHC) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Sotera Health Co. (SHC) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $8003.33 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 2.47% and a Quick Ratio of 2.21%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
SHC Stock EPS
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Sotera Health Co posted 0.17/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.18/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.01. 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 SHC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Sotera Health Co go to 11.86%.
Sotera Health Co [SHC] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $96.48%, or 98.91%% of SHC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SHC stocks are: WARBURG PINCUS LLC with ownership of 88.82 million shares, which is approximately 31.398%. GTCR LLC, holding 59.22 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$702.89 million in SHC stocks shares; and GTCR LLC, currently with $$172.03 million in SHC stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1231%.
