What Are the Fundamentals Of RMD?

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, December 21 11:59 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Health Care company ResMed has moved 0.7% so far today on a volume of 205,315, compared to its average of 1,392,201. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

ResMed trades -1.81% away from its average analyst target price of $178.38 per share. The 8 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $158.0 to $220.0, and on average have given ResMed a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying RMD should be aware of the facts below:

ResMed's current price is 178.0% above its Graham number of $63.0, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
ResMed has moved -16.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.16, ResMed has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
RMD has a forward P/E ratio of 22.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $7.96 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.09 — a number near or below 1 signifying that ResMed is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 6.06 compared to its sector average of 4.08
ResMed Inc. develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets medical devices and cloud-based software applications for the healthcare markets.

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