Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for DENTSPLY SIRONA (NASDAQ: XRAY):

• 2/18/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA is now covered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/11/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/30/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $23.00 to $25.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $30.00.
• 1/7/2025 – DENTSPLY SIRONA had its “in-line” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Evercore ISI. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock.

DENTSPLY SIRONA Stock Performance

XRAY stock opened at $19.05 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.64. DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.21 and a 52 week high of $34.91. The stock has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.25.

DENTSPLY SIRONA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th were paid a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. DENTSPLY SIRONA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -30.92%.

Institutional Trading of DENTSPLY SIRONA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in DENTSPLY SIRONA by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,183,260 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $383,078,000 after purchasing an additional 65,478 shares during the last quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of DENTSPLY SIRONA by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 14,500,409 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $275,218,000 after buying an additional 348,532 shares in the last quarter. Nuance Investments LLC increased its holdings in DENTSPLY SIRONA by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. Nuance Investments LLC now owns 13,545,981 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $257,103,000 after buying an additional 2,708,097 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in DENTSPLY SIRONA by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 12,549,242 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $238,186,000 after acquiring an additional 1,975,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in DENTSPLY SIRONA by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,539,418 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $219,018,000 after acquiring an additional 314,343 shares during the last quarter. 95.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc manufactures and sells various dental products and technologies worldwide. It operates in four segments: Connected Technology Solutions, Essential Dental Solutions, Orthodontic and Implant Solutions, and Wellspect Healthcare. The company offers dental equipment comprising imaging equipment, motorized dental handpieces, treatment centers, other instruments, amalgamators, mixing machines, and porcelain furnaces; and dental CAD/CAM technologies to support dental restorations, such as intraoral scanners, 3-D printers, mills, other software and services, and a full-chairside economical restoration of esthetic ceramic dentistry, as well as DS Core, its cloud-based platform.