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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $76.31 and fluctuated between $76.53 as its day high and $75.71 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Hologic, Inc. is $17.91B. A total of 2.3 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.81M shares.
In the most recent transaction, GARRETT SCOTT T sold 16,441 shares of HOLX for 75.50 per share on Mar 14 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 48,611 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 08 ’24, CRAWFORD SALLY sold 9,039 shares at 76.40 per share. HOLX shares that Director owns now total 132,927.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Dockendorff Charles J disposed of 1,465 shares on Mar 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $76.21. This resulted in the Director holding 1,572 shares of HOLX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Oberton Karleen Marie sold 14,940 shares at $75.00 per share on Jan 29 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 103,916.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HOLX has a high of $87.88 and a low of $64.02.
As of this writing, HOLX has an earnings estimate of $0.98 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.02 per share and a lower estimate of $0.96. The company reported an EPS of $0.89 in the last quarter, which was 6.00% higher than expectations of $0.84.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. HOLX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.17B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.14B in debt and $1.33B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.22B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 HOLX is Buy with a score of 3.77.
