After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Bruker Corporation to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences.
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Bruker Corp is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Medical Devices industry. The current market capitalization of Bruker Corp is $11.58B. A total of 0.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 821.46K shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, BRKR has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 11 BUYs and 33 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 256,818 shares during that period but sold 892,090.
In the most recent transaction, Prause Burkhard sold 15,319 shares of BRKR for 83.30 per share on Feb 22. After the transaction, the PRES. & CEO, BRUKER BEST now owns 17,065 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 08, LAUKIEN FRANK H sold 37,947 shares at 64.81 per share. BRKR shares that PRESIDENT & CEO owns now total 38,217,344.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Herman Gerald N disposed of 14,242 shares on Jun 16 at a per-share price of $75.42. This resulted in the EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CFO holding 36,462 shares of BRKR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Kastner Marc A sold 11,146 shares at $75.22 per share on May 19. Company shares held by the Director now total 8,051.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Bruker Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.73. BRKR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/29/2024 when it declared a $0.05 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/30/2023. The BRKR stock dividend was $0.05 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for BRKR in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $84.84 with high estimates of $95.00 and low estimates of $66.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BRKR has a high of $84.88 and a low of $53.79.
As of this writing, BRKR has an earnings estimate of $0.46 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.49 per share and a lower estimate of $0.45. The company reported an EPS of $0.74 in the last quarter, which was 17.50% higher than expectations of $0.63.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. BRKR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.17B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.39B in debt and $938.50M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.29, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.08B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BRKR is Buy with a score of 4.20.
