Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Envista (NVST)

Envista (NYSE: NVST) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/6/2025 – Envista had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC.
• 2/6/2025 – Envista had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $20.00 to $21.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2025 – Envista had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $19.00 to $20.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Envista had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $17.00 to $18.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Envista had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $20.00 to $22.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Envista Stock Performance

NYSE NVST opened at $21.78 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Envista Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $15.15 and a fifty-two week high of $23.06. The business has a fifty day moving average of $20.06 and a 200-day moving average of $19.45. The stock has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.34.

Envista (NYSE:NVST) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01. Envista had a negative net margin of 44.56% and a positive return on equity of 3.86%. As a group, analysts predict that Envista Holdings Co. will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Envista

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ariel Investments LLC raised its holdings in Envista by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 12,059,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,630,000 after acquiring an additional 699,625 shares during the last quarter. Nuance Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Envista by 4.4% during the third quarter. Nuance Investments LLC now owns 7,346,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,168,000 after purchasing an additional 308,221 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Envista by 72.6% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,854,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,882,844 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Envista by 19.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,762,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,089,923 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gates Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Envista by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Gates Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,694,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,550,000 after buying an additional 615,577 shares during the period.

Envista Holdings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells dental products in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Specialty Products & Technologies, and Equipment & Consumables. The Specialty Products & Technologies segment offers dental implant systems, guided surgery systems, biomaterials, and prefabricated and custom-built prosthetics to oral surgeons, prosthodontists and periodontists, and general dentist; and brackets and wires, tubes and bands, archwires, clear aligners, digital orthodontic treatments, retainers, and other orthodontic laboratory products.