After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Catalent Inc. (CTLT) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.72, or 1.44%, to $50.79. The Catalent Inc. has recorded 1,526,919 volume in the after hours trading session. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Catalent Announces Governance Enhancements and New Initiatives to Drive Value.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Drug Manufacturers – Specialty & Generic industry segment. The current market capitalization of Catalent Inc. is $8.99B. A total of 3.39 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.14M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, CTLT has seen 16 BUY and 17 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 156,079 and the disposition of 5,332 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 30 BUYs and 24 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 204,384 shares during that period but sold 12,681.
In the most recent transaction, Ryan Michelle R bought 1,000 shares of CTLT for 49.98 per share on Aug 31. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,979 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 30, GREISCH JOHN J bought 21,000 shares at 50.24 per share. CTLT shares that Executive Chair owns now total 34,000.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Maselli Alessandro disposed of 2,071 shares on Aug 24 at a per-share price of $44.54. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 88,004 shares of CTLT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Fasman Steven L sold 817 shares at $44.65 per share on Aug 24. Company shares held by the EVP & Chief Admin Officer now total 73,789.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CTLT in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $51.31 with high estimates of $58.00 and low estimates of $44.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CTLT has a high of $97.54 and a low of $31.45.
As of this writing, CTLT has an earnings estimate of -$0.13 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of -$0.05 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.2. The company reported an EPS of -$0.09 in the last quarter, which was -200.00% lower than expectations of -$0.03.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CTLT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $538.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $4.20B in debt and $1.07B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $25.98, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.79B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CTLT is Buy with a score of 3.36.
