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.
Stocks Info
Merit Medical Systems, Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry. The current market capitalization of Merit Medical Systems, Inc is $6.17B. A total of 0.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 544.56K shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, MMSI has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, LAMPROPOULOS FRED P bought 34,320 shares of MMSI for 103.85 per share on Mar 05 ’25. In a previous transaction on Mar 05 ’25, Parra Raul Jr. bought 5,361 shares at 103.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Lloyd Brian G. acquired of 30,000 shares on Mar 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $102.04. In another insider transaction, Peterson Neil sold 5,000 shares at $105.00 per share on Mar 03 ’25. Company shares held by the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER now total 28,369.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MMSI in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $118.20 with high estimates of $128.00 and low estimates of $111.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MMSI has a high of $111.45 and a low of $70.70.
As of this writing, MMSI has an earnings estimate of $0.75 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.76 per share and a lower estimate of $0.74.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MMSI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $67.75M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $315.03M in debt and $236.28M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.04B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 MMSI is Buy with a score of 4.60.
