We're taking a closer look at Align Technology today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 11.1% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Align Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets Invisalign clear aligners, and iTero intraoral scanners and services for orthodontists and general practitioner dentists in the United States, Switzerland, China, and internationally.
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Align Technology has moved 14.6% over the last year compared to 20.8% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -6.3%
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ALGN has an average analyst rating of buy and is -3.84% away from its mean target price of $267.29 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $4.72
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Align Technology has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 54.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $9.23 and its forward P/E ratio is 27.8
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ALGN has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.64, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.18 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Align Technology is part of the Health Care sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 30.21 and an average P/B of 4.08
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Align Technology has on average reported free cash flows of $579.2 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -2.2%