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After finishing at $35.63 in the prior trading day, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $38.8, up 8.88%. In other words, the price has increased by $8.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.73 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.99.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BRKR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.14.
On December 19, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $72.
On December 10, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $66.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on December 10, 2024, with a $66 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when LAUKIEN FRANK H bought 2,608 shares for $38.36 per share. The transaction valued at 100,043 led to the insider holds 38,462,171 shares of the business.
Bures Thomas bought 500 shares of BRKR for $23,698 on Mar 10 ’25. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 3,472 shares after completing the transaction at $47.40 per share. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, LAUKIEN FRANK H, who serves as the PRESIDENT & CEO of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $50.92 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,018,330 and bolstered with 38,459,563 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BRKR now has a Market Capitalization of 5879441408 and an Enterprise Value of 7373036032. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 73.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.14 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.317.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRKR is 1.16, which has changed by -0.39450687 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16260707 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BRKR has reached a high of $72.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3878780 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 151.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.99M. Insiders hold about 32.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.33% stake in the company. Shares short for BRKR as of 1751241600 were 9785561 with a Short Ratio of 3.82, compared to 1748563200 on 9296869. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9785561 and a Short% of Float of 13.949998999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BRKR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.2, compared to 0.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00561246The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.3.
