In a report released today, Michael Petusky from Barrington maintained a Hold rating on Henry Schein (HSIC). The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $67.83.
According to TipRanks.com, Petusky is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.7% and a 51.9% success rate. Petusky covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Varian Medical Systems, Merit Medical Systems, and US Physical Therapy.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Henry Schein with a $64.20 average price target, which is a -7.5% downside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Stifel Nicolaus also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $67.00 price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $73.99 and a one-year low of $41.85. Currently, Henry Schein has an average volume of 1.64M.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 51 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of HSIC in relation to earlier this year.
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Henry Schein, Inc. engages in the provision of health care products and services to medical, dental, and veterinary office-based practitioners. It operates through the Healthcare Distribution, and Technology and Value-Added Services segments. The Healthcare Distribution segment includes consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services, branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products and vitamins. The Technology & Value-Added Services segment offers financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services practice, technology, network and hardware services. The company was founded by Henry Schein and Esther Schein in 1932 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.
