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After finishing at $38.43 in the prior trading day, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $37.74, down -1.80%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.85 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.145 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.27.
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 31.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.05. 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 1.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
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 Mar 10 ’25 when Bures Thomas bought 500 shares for $47.40 per share. The transaction valued at 23,698 led to the insider holds 3,472 shares of the business.
LAUKIEN FRANK H bought 20,000 shares of BRKR for $1,018,330 on Feb 18 ’25. The PRESIDENT & CEO now owns 38,459,563 shares after completing the transaction at $50.92 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, PACKER RICHARD A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,350 shares for $57.82 each. As a result, the insider received 193,683 and left with 80,904 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 5822942720 and an Enterprise Value of 7810552832. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.32 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.147.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRKR is 1.23, which has changed by -0.5196029 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05279863 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BRKR has reached a high of $85.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -34.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3484070 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 151.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.90M. Insiders hold about 32.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.57% stake in the company. Shares short for BRKR as of 1743379200 were 8527405 with a Short Ratio of 4.05, compared to 1740700800 on 5709960. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8527405 and a Short% of Float of 7.6799995999999995.
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 0.0052042673The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.29.
