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By Blake Campbell • Thursday, October 09 10:09 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Health Care company DexCom has moved 0.1% so far today on a volume of 302,489, compared to its average of 4,736,973. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

DexCom trades -31.94% away from its average analyst target price of $99.71 per share. The 24 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $83.0 to $115.0, and on average have given DexCom a rating of buy.

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

DexCom's current price is 435.6% above its Graham number of $12.67, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
DexCom has moved -2.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.42, DexCom has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.8 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
DXCM has a forward P/E ratio of 33.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.03 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 10.34 compared to its sector average of 3.19
DexCom, Inc., a medical device company, focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems in the United States and internationally.
Based in San Diego, the company has 10,200 full time employees and a market cap of $26.61 Billion.

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