Market Inference Brief -- CTLT Stock

Large-cap Health Care company Catalent has logged a -0.2% change today on a trading volume of 190,465. The average volume for the stock is 2,317,692.

Catalent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures solutions for drugs, protein-based biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products worldwide. Based in Somerset, United States the company has 18,000 full time employees and a market cap of $7,001,764,352.

The company is now trading -20.03% away from its average analyst target price of $48.57 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $40.0 to $58.0, and on average give Catalent a rating of buy.

Over the last 12 months CTLT shares have declined by -18.0%, which represents a difference of -35.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $74.49 per share and its 52 week low is $31.45. With its net margins declining an average -26.1% over the last 6 years, Catalent declining profitability gives us reason to believe its stock price will continue to underwhelm.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 4,488,000 22,000 0 -100.0
2022 4,802,000 499,000 10 -33.33
2021 3,998,000 585,000 15 114.29
2020 3,094,000 221,000 7 40.0
2019 2,518,000 137,000 5 66.67
2018 2,463,400 83,600 3
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