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After finishing at $68.00 in the prior trading day, Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ: HSIC) closed at $68.29, up 0.43%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. HSIC stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.045 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.99.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HSIC 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 66.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Robert W. Baird on July 22, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $92 from $81 previously.
On February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $78.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on December 12, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $71 to $82.
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 Sep 06 ’24 when McGlynn Lorelei sold 21,035 shares for $69.30 per share. The transaction valued at 1,457,726 led to the insider holds 71,833 shares of the business.
McGlynn Lorelei bought 21,035 shares of HSIC for $1,470,998 on Sep 06 ’24. On Aug 14 ’24, another insider, MLOTEK MARK E, who serves as the EVP, Chief Strategic Officer of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $69.12 each. As a result, the insider received 207,360 and left with 87,851 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, HSIC now has a Market Capitalization of 8514465792 and an Enterprise Value of 12848485376. As of this moment, Henry’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.028 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.935.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HSIC has reached a high of $82.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.00%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1872030 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 129.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.99M. Insiders hold about 1.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.97% stake in the company. Shares short for HSIC as of 1728950400 were 6444324 with a Short Ratio of 3.84, compared to 1726185600 on 6273432. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6444324 and a Short% of Float of 5.83.
