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Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.85 +0.06 (+0.28%)
(As of 10:51 AM ET)

About Fresenius Medical Care Stock (NYSE:FMS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.85
$22.00
50-Day Range
$19.11
$22.18
52-Week Range
$17.93
$22.76
Volume
56,059 shs
Average Volume
363,724 shs
Market Capitalization
$12.82 billion
P/E Ratio
18.06
Dividend Yield
2.01%
Price Target
$24.30
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Fresenius Medical Care AG provides dialysis and related services for individuals with renal diseases in Germany, North America, and internationally. The company offers dialysis treatment and related laboratory and diagnostic services through a network of outpatient dialysis clinics; materials, training, and patient support services comprising clinical monitoring, follow-up assistance, and arranging for delivery of the supplies to the patient's residence; and dialysis services under contract to hospitals in the United States for the hospitalized end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and for patients suffering from acute kidney failure. It also develops, manufactures, and distributes various health care products, including polysulfone dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, peritoneal dialysis solutions, hemodialysis concentrates, solutions and granulates, bloodlines, renal pharmaceuticals, systems for water treatment, and acute cardiopulmonary and apheresis products. In addition, the company develops, acquires, and in-licenses renal pharmaceuticals; offers renal medications and supplies to patients at homes or to dialysis clinics; and provides vascular, cardiovascular, endovascular specialty, vascular care ambulatory surgery center, and physician nephrology and cardiology services. The company sells its products to dialysis clinics, hospitals, and specialized treatment clinics directly, as well as through local sales forces, independent distributors, dealers, and sales agents. Fresenius Medical Care AG was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany.

Fresenius Medical Care Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

FMS MarketRank™: 

Fresenius Medical Care scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 402nd out of 963 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Fresenius Medical Care has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Fresenius Medical Care has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Fresenius Medical Care's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Fresenius Medical Care are expected to grow by 22.22% in the coming year, from $1.53 to $1.87 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Fresenius Medical Care is 18.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fresenius Medical Care is 18.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 89.56.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fresenius Medical Care has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Fresenius Medical Care has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Fresenius Medical Care's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.17% of the outstanding shares of Fresenius Medical Care have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fresenius Medical Care has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fresenius Medical Care has recently increased by 39.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fresenius Medical Care pays a meaningful dividend of 2.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Fresenius Medical Care does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Fresenius Medical Care is 36.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Fresenius Medical Care will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.53% next year. This indicates that Fresenius Medical Care will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Fresenius Medical Care's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.17% of the outstanding shares of Fresenius Medical Care have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fresenius Medical Care has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fresenius Medical Care has recently increased by 39.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Fresenius Medical Care has a news sentiment score of 1.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Fresenius Medical Care this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for FMS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    20 people have added Fresenius Medical Care to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 900% compared to the previous 30 days.
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FMS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fresenius Medical Care's stock was trading at $20.83 at the start of the year. Since then, FMS stock has increased by 5.4% and is now trading at $21.95.
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Fresenius Medical Care AG (NYSE:FMS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 1st. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.06. The business earned $5.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.42 billion. Fresenius Medical Care had a net margin of 3.43% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.04%.

Fresenius Medical Care subsidiaries include these companies: NxStage Medical.

Fresenius Medical Care's top institutional shareholders include Pzena Investment Management LLC (2.76%), Moran Wealth Management LLC (0.04%), Quantinno Capital Management LP (0.02%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.02%).

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/01/2023
Today
11/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Medical
Industry
Miscellaneous health & allied services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Healthcare
Employees
1,358
Year Founded
1912

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$24.30
High Stock Price Target
$25.60
Low Stock Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$540.07 million
Pretax Margin
6.35%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$21.05 billion
Cash Flow
$4.54 per share
Book Value
$27.34 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$12.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NYSE:FMS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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