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Stocks Info
Bruker Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Medical Devices industry. The current market capitalization of Bruker Corp is $8.87B. A total of 1.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.35M shares.
In the most recent transaction, PACKER RICHARD A sold 3,350 shares of BRKR for 57.82 per share on Dec 02 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 80,904 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 02 ’24, PACKER RICHARD A bought 3,350 shares at 57.82 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, LAUKIEN FRANK H acquired of 100,000 shares on Nov 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $50.14. This resulted in the PRESIDENT & CEO holding 38,439,563 shares of BRKR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ROSENTHAL BOB sold 4,684 shares at $63.14 per share on Aug 15 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 30,963.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Bruker Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.43%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.16. BRKR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/2/2024 when it declared a $0.05 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/30/2024. The BRKR stock dividend was $0.05 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BRKR has a high of $94.86 and a low of $48.07.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $11.92, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.08B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in 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 4.17.
