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Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed the day trading at $44.47 down -4.73% from the previous closing price of $46.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.25 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BRKR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.61. 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:
As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 58.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.79.
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 $44.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.70%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 151.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 103.03M. Insiders hold about 32.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.40% stake in the company.
