Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.97x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BRKR is 1.20. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BRKR is 103.01M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.16% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BRKR on August 15, 2024 was 1.23M shares.
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BRKR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) has jumped by 1.62 compared to previous close of 61.47. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-08-12 that Evaluate Bruker’s (BRKR) reliance on international revenue to better understand the company’s financial stability, growth prospects and potential stock price performance.
BRKR’s Market Performance
BRKR’s stock has fallen by -1.35% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -2.53% and a quarterly drop of -19.41%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.49% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.45% for Bruker Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.16% for BRKR’s stock, with a -14.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BRKR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BRKR stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for BRKR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BRKR in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $85 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BRKR reach a price target of $90, previously predicting the price at $60. The rating they have provided for BRKR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 14th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to BRKR, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
BRKR Trading at -2.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BRKR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.49%, as shares sank -0.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.12% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BRKR fell by -1.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $63.83. In addition, Bruker Corp saw -14.99% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BRKR starting from Requardt Hermann Fritz, who sale 15,000 shares at the price of $90.06 back on Mar 04 ’24. After this action, Requardt Hermann Fritz now owns 23,147 shares of Bruker Corp, valued at $1,350,898 using the latest closing price.
Busse Falko, the PRESIDENT, BIOSPIN GROUP of Bruker Corp, sale 28,122 shares at $85.48 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’24, which means that Busse Falko is holding 32,859 shares at $2,403,890 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BRKR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bruker Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 23.31, with 7.22 for asset returns.
Based on Bruker Corp (BRKR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -13.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 597.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.65.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Bruker Corp (BRKR) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
