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Bruker (BRKR) Competitors

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$56.88 -2.13 (-3.61%)
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BRKR vs. MTD, WAT, ILMN, TECH, BIO, CRL, PACB, HBIO, TMO, and A

Should you be buying Bruker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bruker include Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Waters (WAT), Illumina (ILMN), Bio-Techne (TECH), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), and Agilent Technologies (A). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry.

Bruker vs.

Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) and Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

79.5% of Bruker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Bruker shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bruker received 307 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.78% of users gave Bruker an outperform vote while only 56.75% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BrukerOutperform Votes
677
64.78%
Underperform Votes
368
35.22%
Mettler-Toledo InternationalOutperform Votes
370
56.75%
Underperform Votes
282
43.25%

Bruker has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 21.15% compared to Bruker's net margin of 9.41%. Bruker's return on equity of 21.52% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bruker9.41% 21.52% 6.69%
Mettler-Toledo International 21.15%-531.78%24.79%

In the previous week, Bruker had 12 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Bruker and 6 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Bruker's score of 0.57 indicating that Mettler-Toledo International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bruker
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mettler-Toledo International
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mettler-Toledo International has higher revenue and earnings than Bruker. Bruker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mettler-Toledo International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bruker$2.96B2.91$427.20M$2.0827.35
Mettler-Toledo International$3.79B7.22$788.78M$37.0934.94

Bruker presently has a consensus price target of $74.45, indicating a potential upside of 30.90%. Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,351.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. Given Bruker's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bruker is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bruker
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Mettler-Toledo International
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

Summary

Bruker and Mettler-Toledo International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BRKR vs. The Competition

MetricBrukerAnalytical instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.62B$5.90B$26.94B$9.13B
Dividend Yield0.33%0.43%2.77%4.03%
P/E Ratio27.3529.94235.8417.33
Price / Sales2.914.123,187.01137.35
Price / Cash17.0144.7534.2435.97
Price / Book5.642.398.364.80
Net Income$427.20M$2.94M$669.74M$224.91M
7 Day Performance-6.42%-0.18%2.06%1.77%
1 Month Performance-1.61%-3.78%4.13%2.22%
1 Year Performance-18.39%-21.49%27.10%20.67%

Bruker Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRKR
Bruker
4.9807 of 5 stars
$56.88
-3.6%
$74.45
+30.9%
-16.8%$8.62B$2.96B27.359,707Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International
4.0135 of 5 stars
$1,260.15
+4.1%
$1,351.25
+7.2%
+9.6%$26.59B$3.76B33.9818,000
WAT
Waters
4.4017 of 5 stars
$398.04
+4.7%
$384.71
-3.3%
+31.7%$23.63B$2.91B37.987,900
ILMN
Illumina
4.6432 of 5 stars
$144.05
+5.4%
$165.63
+15.0%
+1.7%$22.85B$4.39B-14.469,300Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
TECH
Bio-Techne
4.0646 of 5 stars
$75.31
+2.7%
$82.00
+8.9%
+6.5%$11.97B$1.17B80.123,100
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories
3.9785 of 5 stars
$348.19
+1.9%
$394.20
+13.2%
+9.3%$9.75B$2.58B-12.748,030Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
4.8374 of 5 stars
$190.31
+2.3%
$214.00
+12.4%
-19.8%$9.73B$4.06B23.8221,800Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
PACB
Pacific Biosciences of California
1.917 of 5 stars
$1.97
-6.2%
$2.95
+50.0%
-75.1%$539.51M$173.15M-1.35730
HBIO
Harvard Bioscience
1.1446 of 5 stars
$1.85
-2.6%
N/A-58.1%$80.69M$97.73M-5.61490Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.9807 of 5 stars
$556.59
+2.6%
$650.52
+16.9%
+3.6%$212.90B$42.37B34.90122,000Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
A
Agilent Technologies
4.6919 of 5 stars
$142.29
+3.5%
$143.62
+0.9%
+10.9%$40.64B$6.51B32.1918,100Short Interest ↓
News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:BRKR) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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