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. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Bruker Announces Share Purchase Agreement to Acquire Molecular Diagnostics Innovator ELITechGroup.
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The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Medical Devices industry segment. The current market capitalization of Bruker Corp is $12.40B. A total of 0.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 870.28K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. 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, Busse Falko sold 28,122 shares of BRKR for 85.48 per share on Feb 28. After the transaction, the PRESIDENT, BIOSPIN GROUP now owns 32,859 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 22, Prause Burkhard sold 15,319 shares at 83.30 per share. BRKR shares that PRES. & CEO, BRUKER BEST owns now total 17,065.
Among the insiders who sold shares, LAUKIEN FRANK H disposed of 37,947 shares on Aug 08 at a per-share price of $64.81. This resulted in the PRESIDENT & CEO holding 38,217,344 shares of BRKR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Herman Gerald N sold 14,242 shares at $75.42 per share on Jun 16. Company shares held by the EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CFO now total 36,462.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Bruker Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.22%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.94. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BRKR has a high of $88.93 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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $9.49, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.08B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
