How to buy Teleflex Incorporated stock | 365.39

Teleflex Incorporated is a medical instruments & supplies business based in the US. Teleflex Incorporated shares (TFX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Teleflex Incorporated employs 14,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.5 billion.

How to buy shares in Teleflex Incorporated

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3. Search for Teleflex Incorporated. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: TFX. 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 Teleflex Incorporated 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$365.39, 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 Teleflex Incorporated, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Teleflex Incorporated. 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.

How has coronavirus impacted Teleflex Incorporated's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Teleflex Incorporated's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$365.39, which is 1.35% down on its pre-crash value of USD$370.4 and 65.13% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$221.27.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Teleflex Incorporated shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$603.83 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$979.25.

Teleflex Incorporated share price

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Teleflex Incorporated shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$365.39
52-week range	USD$221.27 - USD$409.27
50-day moving average	USD$358.866
200-day moving average	USD$358.6469
Wall St. target price	USD$428.1
PE ratio	35.9636
Dividend yield	USD$1.36 (0.38%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$10.158

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Is it a good time to buy Teleflex Incorporated stock?

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Teleflex Incorporated price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $365.39 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2020-10-16)	365.39
1 month (2020-09-23)	10.47%
3 months (2020-07-23)	-6.03%
6 months (2020-04-23)	9.26%

1 year (2019-10-23)	13.59%
2 years (2018-10-23)	52.39%
3 years (2017-10-23)	50.37%
5 years (2015-10-23)	189.56%

Is Teleflex Incorporated under- or over-valued?

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

Teleflex Incorporated's P/E ratio

Teleflex Incorporated's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 36x. In other words, Teleflex Incorporated shares trade at around 36x 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.

Teleflex Incorporated's PEG ratio

Teleflex Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.8808. 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 Teleflex Incorporated's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Teleflex Incorporated's EBITDA

Teleflex Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$680.7 million.

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

Teleflex Incorporated financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	18.24%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.4%
Return on equity TTM	16.64%
Profit margin	18.99%
Book value	$66.67
Market capitalisation	USD$16.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Teleflex Incorporated shares

There are currently 747,128 Teleflex Incorporated shares held short by investors – that's known as Teleflex Incorporated's "short interest". This figure is 25.1% up from 597,285 last month.

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

Teleflex Incorporated's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Teleflex Incorporated's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Teleflex Incorporated shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Teleflex Incorporated shares traded daily (recently around 270698.55072464). Teleflex Incorporated's SIR currently stands at 2.76. In other words for every 100,000 Teleflex Incorporated shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2760 shares are currently held short.

However Teleflex Incorporated's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Teleflex Incorporated shares, or, against the total number of tradable Teleflex Incorporated shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Teleflex Incorporated's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Teleflex Incorporated shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0208% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Teleflex Incorporated shares, roughly 21 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 Teleflex Incorporated.

Find out more about how you can short Teleflex Incorporated stock.

Teleflex Incorporated's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Teleflex Incorporated.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Teleflex Incorporated's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 35.61

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Teleflex Incorporated's overall score of 35.61 (as at 10/01/2020) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 58th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Teleflex Incorporated is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Teleflex Incorporated's environmental score

Environmental score: 9.64/100

Teleflex Incorporated's environmental score of 9.64 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Teleflex Incorporated is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Teleflex Incorporated's social score

Social score: 20.95/100

Teleflex Incorporated's social score of 20.95 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Teleflex Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Teleflex Incorporated's governance score

Governance score: 13.53/100

Teleflex Incorporated's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Teleflex Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Teleflex Incorporated's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Teleflex Incorporated scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Teleflex Incorporated has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Teleflex Incorporated was last rated for ESG on: 2020-10-01.

Total ESG score	35.61
Total ESG percentile	58.08
Environmental score	9.64
Environmental score percentile	7
Social score	20.95
Social score percentile	7
Governance score	13.53
Governance score percentile	7
Level of controversy	2

Teleflex Incorporated share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 12.48% of net profits

Recently Teleflex Incorporated has paid out, on average, around 12.48% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.38% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Teleflex Incorporated shareholders could enjoy a 0.38% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Teleflex Incorporated's case, that would currently equate to about $1.36 per share.

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

Teleflex Incorporated's most recent dividend payout was on 15 September 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Teleflex Incorporated's shares ever split?

Teleflex Incorporated's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 17 June 1997. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Teleflex Incorporated shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Teleflex Incorporated shares which in turn could have impacted Teleflex Incorporated's share price.

Teleflex Incorporated share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Teleflex Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $221.27 up to $409.27. 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 (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Teleflex Incorporated's is 1.0292. This would suggest that Teleflex Incorporated's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Teleflex Incorporated overview

Teleflex Incorporated designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies single-use medical devices for common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in critical care and surgical applications worldwide. It provides vascular access products that comprise Arrow branded catheters and related devices, including catheter positioning systems for use in the administration of intravenous therapies, the measurement of blood pressure, and the withdrawal of blood samples through a single puncture site. The company also offers interventional products consist of various coronary catheters, structural heart therapies, and peripheral intervention and cardiac assist products that are used by interventional cardiologists and radiologists, and vascular surgeons; and Arrow branded catheters, Guideline and Trapliner catheters, the Manta Vascular Closure, and Arrow Oncontrol devices. It provides anesthesia products, such as airway and pain management products to support hospital, emergency medicine, and military channels; and surgical products, including metal and polymer ligation clips, and fascial closure surgical systems that are used in laparoscopic surgical procedures, percutaneous surgical systems, and other surgical instruments. The company also offers interventional urology product comprises the UroLift System, an invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia; and respiratory products, including oxygen and aerosol therapies, spirometry, and ventilation management products for use in various care settings. It provides urology products, such as catheters, urine collectors, and catheterization accessories and products for operative endourology; and bladder management for patients in the hospital and individuals in the home care markets. The company serves hospitals and healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers, and home care markets. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Teleflex Incorporated is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.3% of Teleflex Incorporated shares are held by insiders and 94.924% by institutions.

• How many people work for Teleflex Incorporated?

  Latest data suggests 14,400 work at Teleflex Incorporated.

• When does the fiscal year end for Teleflex Incorporated?

  Teleflex Incorporated's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Teleflex Incorporated based?

  Teleflex Incorporated's address is: 550 East Swedesford Road, Wayne, PA, United States, 19087-1603

• What is Teleflex Incorporated's ISIN number?

  Teleflex Incorporated's international securities identification number is: US8793691069

• What is Teleflex Incorporated's CUSIP number?

  Teleflex Incorporated's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 879369106