The stock of CTS Corp (NYSE: CTS) has increased by 0.25% when compared to last closing price of $44.51. Despite this, the company has experienced a 2.72% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that LISLE, Ill., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS) today announced that Mark Pacioni has been appointed Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective July 1, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in CTS Corp (NYSE: CTS) Right Now?
CTS Corp (NYSE: CTS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.55x compared to its average ratio. CTS has 36-month beta value of 0.82. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 1 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for CTS is 29.02M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CTS on July 04, 2025 was 195.44K shares.
CTS’s Market Performance
The stock of CTS Corp (CTS) has seen a 2.72% increase in the past week, with a 7.00% rise in the past month, and a 6.80% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.64%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.17% for CTS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.70% for CTS’s stock, with a -4.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CTS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CTS stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for CTS by listing it as a “Market Perform”. The predicted price for CTS in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $46 based on the research report published on February 07, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Sidoti, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CTS reach a price target of $46. The rating they have provided for CTS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 07th, 2024.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Buy” to CTS, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on July 13th of the previous year.
CTS Trading at 7.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CTS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.64%, as shares surge +7.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.27% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CTS rose by +2.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.62. In addition, CTS Corp saw -9.03% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CTS starting from O’SULLIVAN KIERAN M, who sold 8,494 shares at the price of $54.50 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, O’SULLIVAN KIERAN M now owns 382,333 shares of CTS Corp, valued at $462,903 using the latest closing price.
O’SULLIVAN KIERAN M, the President & CEO of CTS Corp, sale 6,690 shares at $55.83 during a trade that took place back on Dec 09 ’24, which means that O’SULLIVAN KIERAN M is holding 375,643 shares at $373,483 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CTS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15% for the present operating margin
- 0.37% for the gross margin
The net margin for CTS Corp stands at 0.12%. The total capital return value is set at 0.11%. Equity return is now at value 11.39%, with 8.06% for asset returns.
Based on CTS Corp (CTS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.86. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 33.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 108.17 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.63.
Conclusion
To put it simply, CTS Corp (CTS) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
