Congress Wealth Management LLC DE decreased its holdings in shares of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZBH - Free Report) by 64.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,887 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock after selling 5,242 shares during the quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE's holdings in Zimmer Biomet were worth $305,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ZBH. CKW Financial Group lifted its stake in shares of Zimmer Biomet by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 955 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Romano Brothers AND Company increased its holdings in Zimmer Biomet by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Romano Brothers AND Company now owns 9,466 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $1,000,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its stake in Zimmer Biomet by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 4,594 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $485,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in Zimmer Biomet by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 26,827 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $2,834,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Zimmer Biomet by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 9,620 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $1,016,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. 88.89% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ZBH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Raymond James reduced their price objective on shares of Zimmer Biomet from $126.00 to $119.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Zimmer Biomet from $130.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Zimmer Biomet in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Zimmer Biomet from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $113.00 price objective (down from $118.00) on shares of Zimmer Biomet in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $124.15.
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Zimmer Biomet Stock Up 0.2 %
NYSE ZBH traded up $0.22 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $112.72. 2,920,590 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,576,374. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.91. The business's 50-day moving average is $107.38 and its 200-day moving average is $107.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.04. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $97.69 and a twelve month high of $130.89.
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The medical equipment provider reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.01. Zimmer Biomet had a return on equity of 12.99% and a net margin of 11.77%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.20 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. will post 8.22 earnings per share for the current year.
Zimmer Biomet Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. Zimmer Biomet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.57%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Zimmer Biomet
In related news, SVP Lori Winkler sold 1,443 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.40, for a total transaction of $150,649.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,768 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $915,379.20. The trade was a 14.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.
Zimmer Biomet Profile
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a medical technology company worldwide. The company designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic reconstructive products, such as knee and hip products; S.E.T. products, including sports medicine, biologics, foot and ankle, extremities, and trauma products; craniomaxillofacial and thoracic products comprising face and skull reconstruction products, as well as products that fixate and stabilize the bones of the chest to facilitate healing or reconstruction after open heart surgery, trauma, or for deformities of the chest.
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