Henry Schein Inc [HSIC] stock is trading at $77.64, up 0.52%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HSIC shares have gain 2.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.87%, and 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 February 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $80. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on January 06, 2025, and elevated its price target to $84. On December 04, 2024, Mizuho initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $75 on the stock. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $92 on July 22, 2024. Leerink Partners initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform and recommended $78 as its price target on February 26, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on December 12, 2023, and upped its price target to $82. In a note dated November 10, 2023, Stifel upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $70.
Henry Schein Inc [HSIC] stock has fluctuated between $63.67 and $82.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $70.5 within the next 12 months. Henry Schein Inc [NASDAQ: HSIC] shares were valued at $77.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.2% based on the average HSIC price forecast.
Analyzing the HSIC fundamentals
Henry Schein Inc [NASDAQ:HSIC] reported sales of 12.50B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 0.38%. 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 0.85.
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 76.69 points at the first support level, and at 75.73 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 78.41, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 79.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Henry Schein Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.42. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, and the Cash Ratio is 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.77, the price to book ratio is 2.77 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 31.79.
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.
