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After finishing at $77.48 in the prior trading day, Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ: HSIC) closed at $77.20, down -0.36%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. HSIC stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.77.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HSIC 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 76.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
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, BofA Securities on January 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $84 from $69 previously.
On December 04, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $75.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on July 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $81 to $92.
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 Nov 18 ’24 when Ettinger Michael S sold 12,240 shares for $75.00 per share. The transaction valued at 918,000 led to the insider holds 87,706 shares of the business.
Ettinger Michael S bought 12,240 shares of HSIC for $918,000 on Nov 18 ’24. On Sep 06 ’24, another insider, McGlynn Lorelei, who serves as the SVP, Chief Human Res. Officer of the company, sold 21,035 shares for $69.30 each. As a result, the insider received 1,457,726 and left with 71,833 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, HSIC now has a Market Capitalization of 9585769472 and an Enterprise Value of 13959396352. As of this moment, Henry’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.117 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.14.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSIC is 0.89, which has changed by 0.02622521 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20652604 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HSIC has reached a high of $82.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2136790 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 125.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.57M. Insiders hold about 1.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.85% stake in the company. Shares short for HSIC as of 1738281600 were 5770141 with a Short Ratio of 3.68, compared to 1735603200 on 6953448. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5770141 and a Short% of Float of 5.3400002.
