At the time of writing, Bruker Corp [BRKR] stock is trading at $61.45, up 4.22%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BRKR shares have gain 5.28% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.59%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Bruker Corp [NASDAQ: BRKR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 05, 2024, when Goldman upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $60 for it. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 15, 2024, and set its price target to $75. On September 30, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $78 on August 28, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on February 14, 2024, and upped its price target to $90. In a note dated December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $72 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Bruker Corp fluctuated between $48.07 and $94.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $79 within the next 12 months. Bruker Corp [NASDAQ: BRKR] shares were valued at $61.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.56% based on the average BRKR price forecast.
Analyzing the BRKR fundamentals
According to Bruker Corp [NASDAQ:BRKR], the company’s sales were 3.24B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 16.37% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.26.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 59.54 points at the first support level, and at 57.62 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 62.64, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 63.82.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Bruker Corp [NASDAQ:BRKR] has a current ratio of 1.66. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.73, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.90, the price to book ratio is 5.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.59.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved PACKER RICHARD A, Director, that happened on Dec 02 ’24 when 3350.0 shares were sold. Director, PACKER RICHARD A completed a deal on Dec 02 ’24 to buy 3350.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT & CEO LAUKIEN FRANK H bought 100000.0 shares on Nov 18 ’24.
