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In the latest session, Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) closed at $56.11 up 0.21% from its previous closing price of $55.99. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded. BRKR stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.76.
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 57.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.28. 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 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 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 8506163712 and an Enterprise Value of 10829776896. As of this moment, Bruker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.341 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.623.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRKR is 1.16, which has changed by -0.2153545 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -2.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.30%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BRKR has traded an average of 1.50M shares per day and 1616090 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 79.86% stake in the company. Shares short for BRKR as of 1736899200 were 6240510 with a Short Ratio of 4.15, compared to 1734048000 on 3497885. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6240510 and a Short% of Float of 5.63.
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 0.0035720663The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.29.
