The stock price of Certara Inc (NASDAQ: CERT) has surged by 1.83 when compared to previous closing price of 11.99, but the company has seen a 2.18% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-05 that Certara, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERT ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 5, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants David Deuchler – Investor Relations, Gilmartin Group LLC William Feehery – Chief Executive Officer John Gallagher – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Dan Clark – Leerink Partners Joe Vruwink – Baird Scott Schoenhaus – KeyBanc Capital Markets David Windley – Jefferies Dan Leonard – UBS Jeff Garro – Stephens Christine Rains – William Blair Constantine Davides – Citizens Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Certara First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Is It Worth Investing in Certara Inc (NASDAQ: CERT) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for CERT is also noteworthy at 1.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CERT is 119.58M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.96% of that float. The average trading volume of CERT on June 11, 2025 was 1.95M shares.
CERT’s Market Performance
The stock of Certara Inc (CERT) has seen a 2.18% increase in the past week, with a 0.66% rise in the past month, and a 10.90% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.37% for CERT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.15% for CERT’s stock, with a 5.02% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CERT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CERT stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for CERT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CERT in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $14 based on the research report published on May 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CERT reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for CERT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 27th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to CERT, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on September 27th of the previous year.
CERT Trading at 1.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CERT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.88% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CERT starting from SMITH PATRICK F, who proposed sale 20,142 shares at the price of $9.73 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, SMITH PATRICK F now owns shares of Certara Inc, valued at $195,982 using the latest closing price.
SMITH PATRICK F, the PRESIDENT, DRUG DEV SOLUTIONS of Certara Inc, sale 5,409 shares at $11.03 during a trade that took place back on Oct 07 ’24, which means that SMITH PATRICK F is holding 50,091 shares at $59,661 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CERT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Certara Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -0.25, with -0.17 for asset returns.
Based on Certara Inc (CERT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 72.37 million with net debt to EBITDA at -5.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.78.
Conclusion
In summary, Certara Inc (CERT) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
