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After finishing at $70.04 in the prior trading day, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $72.52, up 3.53%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.78 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.88.
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 29.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 55.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
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, JP Morgan on February 14, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $90 from $60 previously.
On December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $72.
On December 13, 2023, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $80.Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating on December 13, 2023, with a $80 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 Mar 04 ’24 when Requardt Hermann Fritz sold 15,000 shares for $90.06 per share. The transaction valued at 1,350,898 led to the insider holds 23,147 shares of the business.
Busse Falko sold 28,122 shares of BRKR for $2,403,890 on Feb 28 ’24. The PRESIDENT, BIOSPIN GROUP now owns 32,859 shares after completing the transaction at $85.48 per share. On Feb 22 ’24, another insider, Prause Burkhard, who serves as the PRES. & CEO, BRUKER BEST of the company, sold 15,319 shares for $83.30 each. As a result, the insider received 1,276,073 and left with 17,065 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 10539694080 and an Enterprise Value of 11586203648. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.861 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.797.
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 $53.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 931.42K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1340910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 145.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 89.28M. Insiders hold about 35.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.67% stake in the company. Shares short for BRKR as of 1713139200 were 3303162 with a Short Ratio of 3.55, compared to 1710460800 on 3619592. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3303162 and a Short% of Float of 3.1600002000000003.
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 0.0028553074The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.3.
