Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM): A Case For Going Higher

After Hours

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Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Medical Care Facilities industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. The current market capitalization of Select Medical Holdings Corporation is $2.64B. A total of 0.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.34M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Breighner Robert G. JR sold 4,989 shares of SEM for 19.95 per share on Dec 04 ’24. After the transaction, the VICE PRESIDENT, COMPLIANCE now owns 30,356 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 26 ’24, ORTENZIO ROBERT A sold 3,804,805 shares at 19.55 per share. SEM shares that EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN owns now total 0.

Among the insiders who sold shares, TAVENNER MARILYN B disposed of 32,000 shares on Nov 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $21.09. This resulted in the Director holding 22,000 shares of SEM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rocco A. Ortenzio Separate Ex bought 3,804,805 shares at $20.84 per share on Nov 26 ’24.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Select Medical Holdings Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.27, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.32%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.50. SEM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.39% when it declared a $0.1250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/14/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.5%. The SEM stock dividend was $0.1250 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SEM has a high of $22.07 and a low of $13.84.

As of this writing, SEM has an earnings estimate of $0.24 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.31 per share and a lower estimate of $0.17.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. SEM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $74.31M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.76B in debt and $1.27B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $14.78, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.36B.

Analysts Opinion

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. 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 SEM is Buy with a score of 4.00.

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