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After finishing at $37.99 in the prior trading day, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $34.72, down -8.62%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.15 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.07.
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 57.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 106.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.
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 5260433408 and an Enterprise Value of 7729893376. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 66.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.243 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.913.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRKR is 1.22, which has changed by -0.44144142 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 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 -12.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.89%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.76M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3796500 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 151.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.99M. Insiders hold about 32.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.37% stake in the company. Shares short for BRKR as of 1752537600 were 9450855 with a Short Ratio of 3.43, compared to 1749772800 on 9884952. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9450855 and a Short% of Float of 13.469999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BRKR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.0, compared to 0.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.3.
