At the time of writing, Henry Schein Inc [HSIC] stock is trading at $70.70, up 1.48%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HSIC shares have gain 2.33% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.39%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Henry Schein Inc [NASDAQ: HSIC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $84 from $69. Previously, Mizuho started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on December 04, 2024, and set its price target to $75. On July 22, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $92 on the stock. Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and suggested a price target of $78 on February 26, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $82 on December 12, 2023. Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 10, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $70. In a note dated August 08, 2022, UBS upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $80.
For the past year, the stock price of Henry Schein Inc fluctuated between $63.67 and $82.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $77.67 within the next 12 months. Henry Schein Inc [NASDAQ: HSIC] shares were valued at $70.70 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.86% based on the average HSIC price forecast.
Analyzing the HSIC fundamentals
According to Henry Schein Inc [NASDAQ:HSIC], the company’s sales were 12.50B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.38% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.09 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 0.76.
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 69.52 points at the first support level, and at 68.35 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 71.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 72.20.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Henry Schein Inc [NASDAQ:HSIC] has a current ratio of 1.42. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio is 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.71, the price to book ratio is 2.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.95.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Ettinger Michael S, EVP & Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Nov 18 ’24 when 12240.0 shares were sold. Officer, Ettinger Michael S completed a deal on Nov 18 ’24 to buy 12240.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Chief Human Res. Officer McGlynn Lorelei sold 21035.0 shares on Sep 06 ’24.
