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Sotera Health (SHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.78 +0.11 (+0.70%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$15.77 -0.01 (-0.06%)
As of 05/8/2026 07:11 PM Eastern
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About Sotera Health Stock (NASDAQ:SHC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.54
$15.86
50-Day Range
$13.13
$16.47
52-Week Range
$10.80
$19.85
Volume
2.43 million shs
Average Volume
2.97 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.50 billion
P/E Ratio
38.49
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Sotera Health Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

SHC MarketRank™: 

Sotera Health scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 248th out of 859 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sotera Health has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Sotera Health has a consensus price target of $20.33, representing about 28.9% upside from its current price of $15.78.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sotera Health has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Sotera Health's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Sotera Health are expected to grow by 11.36% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $0.98 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sotera Health is 38.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sotera Health is 38.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 20.87.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sotera Health has a P/B Ratio of 7.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.56% of the float of Sotera Health has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sotera Health has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.49.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sotera Health has recently increased by 5.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sotera Health does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Sotera Health does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Sotera Health has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Sotera Health this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for SHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Sotera Health to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sotera Health insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $152,700,000.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    15.36% of the stock of Sotera Health is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.03% of the stock of Sotera Health is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Sotera Health's insider trading history.
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SHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sotera Health's stock was trading at $17.64 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, SHC stock has decreased by 10.5% and is now trading at $15.78.

Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Sotera Health (SHC) raised $1 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, November 20th 2020. The company issued 46,600,000 shares at a price of $20.00-$23.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Barclays, Citigroup and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and BNP Paribas, Keybanc Capital Markets, Citizens Capital Markets and ING were co-managers.

Top institutional shareholders of Sotera Health include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.94%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.64%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.49%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Pincus & Co Warburg, Gtcr Investment Xi Llc, Michael B Jr Petras and Michael P Rutz.
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Shares of SHC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sotera Health investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOG) and

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/08/2026
RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference 2026
5/19/2026
Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference 2026
6/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Healthcare
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SHC
CIK
1822479
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,000
Year Founded
2017

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$24.00
Low Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.70
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.41
Trailing P/E Ratio
38.49
Forward P/E Ratio
17.93
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$77.94 million
Net Margins
9.91%
Pretax Margin
17.23%
Return on Equity
39.73%
Return on Assets
7.05%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.56
Current Ratio
2.82
Quick Ratio
2.24

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.19 billion
Price / Sales
3.78
Cash Flow
$1.29 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.26
Book Value
$2.18 per share
Price / Book
7.24

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
285,167,000
Free Float
241,365,000
Market Cap
$4.50 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.82

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This page (NASDAQ:SHC) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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