Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ: HSIC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 21.67x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HSIC is at 0.85. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HSIC is 110.24M, and currently, shorts hold a 4.50% of that float. The average trading volume for HSIC on April 10, 2025 was 1.95M shares.
HSIC) stock’s latest price update
Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ: HSIC)’s stock price has soared by 5.52 in relation to previous closing price of 62.70. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -4.46% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-08 that MELVILLE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, announced today that it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results before the stock market opens on Monday, May 5th, 2025, and will provide a live webcast of its earnings conference call on the same day beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. Speakers on the call will include Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board.
HSIC’s Market Performance
Henry Schein Inc (HSIC) has seen a -4.46% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -9.27% decline in the past month and a -7.69% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.13% for HSIC.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.75% for HSIC’s stock, with a -7.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HSIC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HSIC stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for HSIC by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for HSIC in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $80 based on the research report published on February 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HSIC reach a price target of $84, previously predicting the price at $69. The rating they have provided for HSIC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to HSIC, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on December 04th of the previous year.
HSIC Trading at -9.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HSIC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.46%, as shares sank -5.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HSIC fell by -4.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.64% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $68.74. In addition, Henry Schein Inc saw -4.39% 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 HSIC starting from LASKAWY PHILIP A, who sale 2,604 shares at the price of $71.04 back on Mar 19 ’25. After this action, LASKAWY PHILIP A now owns 24,805 shares of Henry Schein Inc, valued at $184,999 using the latest closing price.
Connett Bradford C, the CEO, NA Distribution Group of Henry Schein Inc, sale 4,036 shares at $71.15 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Connett Bradford C is holding 62,688 shares at $287,161 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HSIC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Henry Schein Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 11.07, with 3.75 for asset returns.
Based on Henry Schein Inc (HSIC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 941.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.42.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Henry Schein Inc (HSIC) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
