$5.11
Maravai LifeSciences is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $1.35 billion. The company is most well known for its mRNA and RNA products, which are used in vaccine development. Most notably, its CleanCap approach is being used in several vaccine trials for COVID-19, though it's too soon to tell if any of those particular vaccines will make it to market.
Here's what we know so far about the IPO, including how to buy in when the stock goes public.
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Is it a good time to buy Maravai LifeSciences Holdings stock?
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Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's shares have ranged in value from as little as 4.52 up to 16.9. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market ( average) beta is 1, while Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's is -0.112. This would suggest that Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's shares have been inversely-correlated to the average (for this exchange) – so when the broader market trended up or down, Maravai LifeSciences Holdings has bucked the trend.
Historical closes compared with the last close of 5.12
1 week (2023-11-21) | 3.85% |
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1 month (2023-10-28) | -17.68% |
3 months (2023-08-28) | -50.44% |
6 months (2023-05-28) | -61.12% |
1 year (2022-11-28) | -64.37% |
2 years (2021-11-28) | -87.66% |
3 years (2020-11-28) | -82.44% |
5 years (2018-11-28) | inf% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is Maravai LifeSciences Holdings under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Maravai LifeSciences Holdings P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Maravai LifeSciences Holdings stocks trade at around 28x recent earnings.
However, Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Hercules Capital (HTGC.US): 7.80
- Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ.US): 28.56
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is 122.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Maravai LifeSciences Holdings's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Hercules Capital (HTGC.US): USD$355.9 million
- Moderna (MRNA.US): USD$-2166000128
- Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ.US): USD$35 billion
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