How to buy Bruker Corporation stock | $53.81

Bruker Corporation is a medical devices business based in the US. Bruker Corporation shares (BRKR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Bruker Corporation employs 7,230 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2 billion.

How to buy shares in Bruker Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Bruker Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BRKR. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Bruker Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$53.81, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Bruker Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Bruker Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Bruker Corporation share price

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Bruker Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$53.81
52-week range	USD$30.6984 - USD$55.87
50-day moving average	USD$51.7344
200-day moving average	USD$44.061
Wall St. target price	USD$51.08
PE ratio	53.6858
Dividend yield	USD$0.16 (0.3%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.012

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Bruker Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $53.81 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-08)	-8.77%
1 month (2020-12-16)	-1.21%
3 months (2020-10-16)	27.54%
6 months (2020-07-15)	24.65%

1 year (2020-01-15)	0.17%
2 years (2019-01-15)	56.61%
3 years (2018-01-12)	53.87%
5 years (2016-01-15)	140.33%

Is Bruker Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Bruker Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Bruker Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Bruker Corporation's P/E ratio

Bruker Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 54x. In other words, Bruker Corporation shares trade at around 54x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Bruker Corporation's PEG ratio

Bruker Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.64. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Bruker Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Bruker Corporation's EBITDA

Bruker Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$335.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Bruker Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Bruker Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2 billion
Operating margin TTM	13.2%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.18%
Return on equity TTM	17.29%
Profit margin	8.04%
Book value	$6.215
Market capitalisation	USD$8.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Bruker Corporation shares

There are currently 1.7 million Bruker Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Bruker Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 28.9% down from 2.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Bruker Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Bruker Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Bruker Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Bruker Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Bruker Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 547841.06583072). Bruker Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.19. In other words for every 100,000 Bruker Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3190 shares are currently held short.

However Bruker Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Bruker Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Bruker Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Bruker Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Bruker Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0258% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Bruker Corporation shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Bruker Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Bruker Corporation stock.

Bruker Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 15.69% of net profits

Recently Bruker Corporation has paid out, on average, around 15.69% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.3% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Bruker Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.3% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Bruker Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.16 per share.

While Bruker Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Bruker Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Bruker Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 18 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Bruker Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Bruker Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $30.6984 up to $55.87. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Bruker Corporation's is 1.2646. This would suggest that Bruker Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Bruker Corporation overview

Bruker Corporation manufactures and distributes scientific instruments, and analytical and diagnostic solutions in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) Life Science, BSI NANO, and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies. It offers life science tools based on magnetic resonance technology; life science mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry solutions; analytical and process analysis instruments and solutions based on infrared and Raman molecular spectroscopy technologies; and radiological/nuclear detectors for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive detection The company also provides X-ray instruments, atomic force microscopy instrumentation, fluorescence optical microscopy instruments, analytical tools for electron microscopes and X-ray metrology, defect-detection equipment for semiconductor process control, and spark optical emission spectroscopy systems, as well as handheld, portable, and mobile X-ray fluorescence spectrometry instruments. In addition, it offers superconducting and non-superconducting materials and devices. The company serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostics companies; chemical, food and beverage, clinical, and polymer companies; nonprofit laboratories; contract research organizations, academic institutions, medical schools, nonprofit or for-profit forensics, environmental and clinical microbiology laboratories, and hospitals and government departments and agencies, as well as agriculture, and food and beverage safety companies; nanotechnology, semiconductor, and industrial companies; and raw material manufacturers and other businesses through direct sales forces, distributors, independent sales representatives, and other representatives. Bruker Corporation has collaboration with Inscopix. Bruker Corporation was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Bruker Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 33.571% of Bruker Corporation shares are held by insiders and 69.158% by institutions.

• How many people work for Bruker Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 7,230 work at Bruker Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Bruker Corporation?

  Bruker Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Bruker Corporation based?

  Bruker Corporation's address is: 40 Manning Road, Billerica, MA, United States, 01821

• What is Bruker Corporation's ISIN number?

  Bruker Corporation's international securities identification number is: US1167941087

• What is Bruker Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Bruker Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 116794108