At the time of writing, Bruker Corp [BRKR] stock is trading at $52.92, up 2.68%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BRKR shares have gain 2.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -11.90%, and not 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 19, 2024, when Guggenheim initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $72. Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on December 10, 2024, and set its price target to $66. On December 05, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $60 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $75 on October 15, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on August 28, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $78.
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 $76.67 within the next 12 months. Bruker Corp [NASDAQ: BRKR] shares were valued at $52.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.88% based on the average BRKR price forecast.
Analyzing the BRKR fundamentals
According to Bruker Corp [NASDAQ:BRKR], the company’s sales were 3.37B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.64% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.06. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.17.
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 52.06 points at the first support level, and at 51.20 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 54.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 55.34.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Bruker Corp [NASDAQ:BRKR] has a current ratio of 1.60. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.77, and the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.38, the price to book ratio is 4.44 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 69.69.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved LAUKIEN FRANK H, PRESIDENT & CEO, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 20000.0 shares were purchased. Director, PACKER RICHARD A completed a deal on Dec 02 ’24 to sell 3350.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PACKER RICHARD A bought 3350.0 shares on Dec 02 ’24.
