NASDAQ:CERT

Certara (CERT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$15.88
-0.54 (-3.29%)
(As of 02:39 PM ET)
Today's Range
$15.86
$16.70
50-Day Range
$15.93
$19.45
52-Week Range
$11.81
$22.65
Volume
273,517 shs
Average Volume
531,405 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.55 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.06

Certara MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.36 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
24.2% Upside
$20.06 Price Target
Short Interest
Bearish
5.23% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
-0.73
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.52mentions of Certara in the last 14 days
Based on 8 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$297,095 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
20.69%
From $0.29 to $0.35 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.14 out of 5 stars

Medical Sector

171st out of 928 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

46th out of 202 stocks

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About Certara Stock (NASDAQ:CERT)

Certara, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and technology-enabled services to customers for biosimulation in drug discovery, preclinical and clinical research, regulatory submissions, and market access in the United States and internationally. It offers solutions for model-informed drug development, as well as biosimulation solution used to predict both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The company provides Simcyp Simulator, a mechanistic biosimulation platform mechanistic biosimulation investigational new drug and translational stages; Simcyp Biopharmaceutics, used to identify and refine drug formulations; and Simcyp Secondary Intelligence which integrates toxicology with quantitative analysis of networks of molecular and functional biological changes to identify drug toxicity and adverse drug reactions. In addition, it offers Phoenix WinNonlin, a platform for non-compartmental analysis, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic, and toxicokinetic; phoenix hosted, that provides a secured and validated certara amazon web services workspace; Phoenix NLME, a population modeling and simulation software for nonlinear mixed effects models; and pirana modeling workbench. Further, the company provides pinnacle 21, a cloud-based platform for clinical data automation, standardization, and validation; Pinnacle 21 Data Exchange, used to define data standards and specifications; and Metadata Repository, to enable study design using controlled and standardized data. It serves life sciences companies, biopharmaceutical companies, research organizations, academic institutions, and global regulators, as well as animal health, crop science, bio science, medical devices, and public sector industries. Certara Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

CERT Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/29/2024
Today
5/15/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/14/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Medical
Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CERT
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,391
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$20.06
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$15.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.36
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-55,360,000.00
Pretax Margin
-17.48%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$354.34 million
Cash Flow
$0.92 per share
Book Value
$6.56 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
156,997,000
Market Cap
$2.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.61
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CERT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Certara stock right now?

11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Certara in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CERT shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CERT, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Certara's stock price target for 2024?

11 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Certara's stock. Their CERT share price targets range from $15.50 to $24.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $20.06 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.2% from the stock's current price.
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How have CERT shares performed in 2024?

Certara's stock was trading at $17.59 at the start of the year. Since then, CERT shares have decreased by 8.2% and is now trading at $16.15.
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When is Certara's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 14th 2024.
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How were Certara's earnings last quarter?

Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 29th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.04. The company earned $88.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.80 million. Certara had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.08% and a negative net margin of 17.02%.

What guidance has Certara issued on next quarter's earnings?

Certara updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 8th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.410-0.460 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.430. The company issued revenue guidance of $385.0 million-$400.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $388.5 million.

When did Certara IPO?

Certara (CERT) raised $500 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, December 11th 2020. The company issued 24,400,000 shares at a price of $19.00-$22.00 per share. Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, Barclays and William Blair acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Certara's major shareholders?

Certara's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.84%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (5.33%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (3.57%), Wasatch Advisors LP (3.07%), Geneva Capital Management LLC (2.75%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Avatar Parent LP Eqt, Craig R Rayner, Eran Broshy, James E Cashman III, Jieun W Choe, Justin Edge, Leif E Pedersen, Mason P Slaine, Matthew M Walsh, Michael Andrew Schemick, Patrick F Smith, Richard M Traynor, Robert Aspbury, Stephen M Mclean and William F Feehery.
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How do I buy shares of Certara?

Shares of CERT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NASDAQ:CERT) was last updated on 5/15/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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