Shares of GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GEHC – Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $94.23.
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on GEHC shares. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of GE HealthCare Technologies from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. BTIG Research raised shares of GE HealthCare Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of GE HealthCare Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of GE HealthCare Technologies from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of GE HealthCare Technologies in a research report on Monday, September 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of GE HealthCare Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. BNP Paribas bought a new position in shares of GE HealthCare Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Fred Alger Management LLC bought a new position in shares of GE HealthCare Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Rise Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GE HealthCare Technologies by 241.4% in the first quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Riverview Trust Co acquired a new stake in GE HealthCare Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 82.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
GE HealthCare Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of GE HealthCare Technologies stock opened at $91.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $41.84 billion, a PE ratio of 26.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.06. GE HealthCare Technologies has a 1 year low of $62.35 and a 1 year high of $94.55.
GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $4.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.88 billion. GE HealthCare Technologies had a net margin of 8.10% and a return on equity of 25.26%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that GE HealthCare Technologies will post 4.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
GE HealthCare Technologies Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. GE HealthCare Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.51%.
About GE HealthCare Technologies
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of products, services, and complementary digital solutions used in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics.
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