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In the latest session, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $43.24 down -2.83% from its previous closing price of $44.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.96 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.7.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Bruker Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 48.23. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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:
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 6559724032 and an Enterprise Value of 8644931584. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 56.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.568 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.551.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRKR is 1.17, which has changed by -0.5393139 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BRKR has reached a high of $94.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.39%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BRKR has traded an average of 1.74M shares per day and 2012560 over the past ten days. 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. Shares short for BRKR as of 1740700800 were 5709960 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1738281600 on 6747345. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5709960 and a Short% of Float of 5.140000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BRKR is 0.20, from 0.2 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004494382The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.29.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Bruker Corp (BRKR) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.62 and low estimates of $0.51.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.71 and $2.63 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.68. EPS for the following year is $3.11, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $3.25 and $3.0.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $763.83M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $799M to a low estimate of $743.28M. As of the current estimate, Bruker Corp’s year-ago sales were $721.7MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $830.54M. There is a high estimate of $846.28M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $804.1M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BRKR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.52B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.37BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.72B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.77B and the low estimate is $3.66B.
