Barrington Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Henry Schein

Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research reduced their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Henry Schein in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Barrington Research analyst M. Petusky now forecasts that the company will earn $5.25 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.80. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Henry Schein’s current full-year earnings is $4.74 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Henry Schein from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Henry Schein in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $75.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Henry Schein from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised shares of Henry Schein from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $69.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Henry Schein from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.10.

Henry Schein Stock Performance

Shares of HSIC stock opened at $80.00 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $9.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.92, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a 50 day moving average of $73.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.46. Henry Schein has a 52 week low of $63.67 and a 52 week high of $82.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.24 billion. Henry Schein had a net margin of 2.51% and a return on equity of 12.90%. The firm’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.32 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Michael S. Ettinger sold 12,240 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $918,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 87,706 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,577,950. This represents a 12.25 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Henry Schein

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Henry Schein during the second quarter valued at about $851,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Henry Schein by 287.7% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 146,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,415,000 after acquiring an additional 108,988 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Henry Schein by 84.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Henry Schein in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $351,000. Finally, Czech National Bank grew its position in Henry Schein by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 25,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,882,000 after purchasing an additional 1,409 shares in the last quarter. 96.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Henry Schein Company Profile

Henry Schein, Inc provides health care products and services to dental practitioners, laboratories, physician practices, and ambulatory surgery centers, government, institutional health care clinics, and other alternate care clinics worldwide. It operates through two segments, Health Care Distribution, and Technology and Value-Added Services.