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As of close of business last night, Bruker Corp’s stock clocked out at $55.29, down -0.16% from its previous closing price of $55.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.55 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.7099 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.62.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BRKR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 56.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 53.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.73 and its Current Ratio is at 1.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.32.
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 Dec-20-24, 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 02 ’24 when PACKER RICHARD A sold 3,350 shares for $57.82 per share. The transaction valued at 193,683 led to the insider holds 80,904 shares of the business.
PACKER RICHARD A bought 3,350 shares of BRKR for $193,683 on Dec 02 ’24. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, LAUKIEN FRANK H, who serves as the PRESIDENT & CEO of the company, bought 100,000 shares for $50.14 each. As a result, the insider paid 5,014,069 and bolstered with 38,439,563 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 8381853696 and an Enterprise Value of 10705466368. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.303 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.397.
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 -5.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.50%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BRKR traded 1.40M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1350170 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 151.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.99M. Insiders hold about 32.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.24% stake in the company. Shares short for BRKR as of 1732838400 were 3298517 with a Short Ratio of 2.35, compared to 1730332800 on 3806839. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3298517 and a Short% of Float of 2.97.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.2, BRKR has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.20. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0036114121The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.29.
