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The price of Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $37.69 in the last session, down -0.37% from day before closing price of $37.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.83 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BRKR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.14.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 71.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14.
Stock Price History:
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 -2.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.16%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 151.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 103.05M. Insiders hold about 32.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.01% stake in the company.
