What Should Investors Know About Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) Stock?

By Naomi Wentworth • Tuesday, February 28 11:52 • Permanent Link

Shares of Dental Equipment & Supplies company DENTSPLY SIRONA jumped 8.23% today. With many investors piling into XRAY without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Dentsply Sironahas moved -35.27% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -7.5%
XRAY has an average analyst rating of buy and is 2.85% away from its mean target price of $36.36 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $-3.66
Dentsply Sirona has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -10.22 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.84 and its forward P/E ratio is 20.32
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.906 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Dentsply Sirona is part of the Basic Materials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 10.03 and an average P/B of 2.08
Dentsply Sirona is an American dental equipment manufacturer and dental consumables producer that markets its products in over 120 countries.

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