As of Thursday close, Boston Scientific Corporation’s (NYSE:BSX) stock was down -$0.33, moving down -0.61 percent to $53.94. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 11,520,180 shares. 4 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $3.51 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 7,881,605, while in the previous 50 days, it was 7,110,294.
Since last month, BSX stock rose 6.56%. Shares of the company fell to $49.69 on 08/08/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $54.99 was reached on 08/30/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $37.74. Since the beginning of this year, BSX’s stock price has risen by 16.58% or $7.67, and marked a new high 30 times. However, the stock has declined by -1.91% since its 52-week high.
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BSX stock investors should be aware that Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 3 days ago on Aug 29. Mirviss Jeffrey B., the EVP&Pres, Periph Intervent of the company, disposed of 4,657 shares for $54.50 on Aug 29. It resulted in a $253,811 divestment by the insider. Mirviss Jeffrey B. sold 13,971 shares at an average price of $53.14 on Aug 28. The insider now owns 65,245 shares following the transaction. On Aug 25, SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary Brown Vance R sold 15,750 shares at $50.52 apiece. The transaction was valued at $795,756.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) has a P/E ratio of about 90.81. The stock’s beta is 0.78. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 5.86, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 4.28, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 52.03 may also be considered.
Financial Health
In the recent quarter, Boston Scientific Corporation’s quick ratio stood at 0.80, while its current ratio was 1.30, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.47, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.50. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 69.70% percent. In the recent year, EBITDA margin amounted to 23.34%, whereas operating margins totaled 13.60%. Based on annual data, BSX earned $8.73 billion in gross profit and brought in $12.68 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 3.80%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 4.80%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. BSX’s revenue rose 9.89% to $3.39 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $3.6 billion. During the quarter, the company generated $869.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Boston Scientific Corporation were 15.12 billion at the end of its most recent quarter, and its total debt was $9.45 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $1.46 billion.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Boston Scientific Corporation’s (BSX) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 29.28%, the RSI 9-day stood at 69.80% on 31 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Boston Scientific Corporation price is up by +6.96% percent or $3.51. At present, BSX shares trade +6.01% above its 20-day simple moving average and +7.15% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -0.04% below its SMA50 and +26.86% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 86.82% and Stochastic coefficient D was 86.04%, while ATR was 1.03. Given the Stochastic reading of 78.87% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 64.77%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 2.18, while the 14-day reading stands at 2.54.
Analyst Ratings
Robert W. Baird launched its rating on Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) to an Outperform in a note to investors on July 19, 2023. Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) has been rated Buy by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, BSX is a sell, and 4 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 5 analysts rate Boston Scientific Corporation stock as buy, with 23 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $60.50, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $55.00 – $68.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) will achieve an average price target of $60.50.
