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After finishing at $50.50 in the prior trading day, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $47.76, down -5.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded.
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 39.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.15.
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 this company, Guggenheim on December 19, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $72.
On December 10, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $66.
Goldman Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on December 05, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $60.
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 Feb 18 ’25 when LAUKIEN FRANK H bought 20,000 shares for $50.92 per share. The transaction valued at 1,018,330 led to the insider holds 38,459,563 shares of the business.
PACKER RICHARD A sold 3,350 shares of BRKR for $193,683 on Dec 02 ’24. The Director now owns 80,904 shares after completing the transaction at $57.82 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, PACKER RICHARD A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,350 shares for $57.82 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 62.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.01.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BRKR has reached a high of $94.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.91%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 151.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.96M. Insiders hold about 32.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.51% stake in the company.
