At the time of writing, Hologic, Inc [HOLX] stock is trading at $65.62, up 1.67%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HOLX shares have gain 3.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.26%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hologic, Inc [NASDAQ: HOLX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 03, 2025, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Leerink Partners downgraded its rating to Market Perform on February 06, 2025, and dropped its price target to $75. On February 03, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Peer Perform rating. Needham reiterated its recommendation of a Buy but $90 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 10, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on December 10, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $85. In a note dated October 01, 2024, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $95 to $85.
For the past year, the stock price of Hologic, Inc fluctuated between $61.70 and $84.67. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $86 within the next 12 months. Hologic, Inc [NASDAQ: HOLX] shares were valued at $65.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.06% based on the average HOLX price forecast.
Analyzing the HOLX fundamentals
According to Hologic, Inc [NASDAQ:HOLX], the company’s sales were 4.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.86% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.01.
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 64.33 points at the first support level, and at 63.05 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 66.70, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 67.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Hologic, Inc [NASDAQ:HOLX] has a current ratio of 3.49. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.78, while the Cash Ratio is 1.78. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.65, the price to book ratio is 3.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mitchell Essex D, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Dec 04 ’24 when 24856.0 shares were sold. Officer, Mitchell Essex D completed a deal on Dec 04 ’24 to buy 24856.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer Oberton Karleen Marie sold 52679.0 shares on Aug 29 ’24.
