On Friday, Charles River Laboratories International Inc (NYSE: CRL) opened lower -4.65% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $196.90. Price fluctuations for CRL have ranged from $176.48 to $275.00 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Healthcare Sector giant was 12.89%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -4.63% at the time writing. With a float of $50.59 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $51.34 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 21800 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 33.71%, operating margin of 13.86%, and the pretax margin is 12.77%.
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Diagnostics & Research industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Charles River Laboratories International Inc is 1.10%, while institutional ownership is 103.06%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 07 ’24, was worth 1,430,918. In this transaction Director of this company sold 6,621 shares at a rate of $216.12, taking the stock ownership to the 12,386 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 07 ’24, when Company’s Director sold 1,000 for $216.50, making the entire transaction worth $216,500. This insider now owns 0 shares in total.
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 2.4) by 0.06. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.38 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -4.63% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 4.06% during the next five years compared to 14.84% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (NYSE: CRL) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.14. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.25. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 16.33.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 8.10, a number that is poised to hit 2.54 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 10.32 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Looking closely at Charles River Laboratories International Inc (NYSE: CRL), its last 5-days average volume was 1.0 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.62 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 34.02%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 9.00.
During the past 100 days, Charles River Laboratories International Inc’s (CRL) raw stochastic average was set at 14.50%, which indicates a significant decrease from 21.03% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 69.19% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 44.31% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $195.26, while its 200-day Moving Average is $219.72. However, in the short run, Charles River Laboratories International Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $194.71. Second resistance stands at $201.68. The third major resistance level sits at $207.36. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $182.06, it is likely to go to the next support level at $176.38. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $169.41.
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (NYSE: CRL) Key Stats
There are currently 51,136K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 9.15 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,129 M according to its annual income of 474,620 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,010 M and its income totaled 69,280 K.
