NASDAQ:FLIR - FLIR Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

FLIR Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FLIR."

FLIR Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 25th. View FLIR Systems' Dividend History.

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $471.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $486.51 million. FLIR Systems had a return on equity of 16.71% and a net margin of 14.54%. FLIR Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS. View FLIR Systems' Earnings History.

FLIR Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 12th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for FLIR Systems.

FLIR Systems issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of ~$2.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.33. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$1.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.93 billion.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for FLIR Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate FLIR Systems' stock price to reach $58.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for FLIR Systems.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FLIR Systems in the last year. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for FLIR Systems.

Press coverage about FLIR stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FLIR Systems earned a daily sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for FLIR Systems.

FLIR Systems saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,530,000 shares, a drop of 12.5% from the December 15th total of 2,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 557,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.5 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View FLIR Systems' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to FLIR Systems include Cognex (CGNX), National Instruments (NATI), Coherent (COHR), Itron (ITRI), Badger Meter (BMI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), MTS Systems (MTSC), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG) and Daktronics (DAKT).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other FLIR Systems investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), Fossil Group (FOSL), AT&T (T), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Ciena (CIEN), Apollo Global Management (APO), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU), Associated British Foods (ABF) and Chaarat Gold (CGH).

FLIR Systems' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include SPF Beheer BV (1.12%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (1.08%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.14%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.08%), Kopion Asset Management LLC (0.06%) and Three Peaks Capital Management LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own FLIR Systems stock include Angus L Macdonald, Anthony D Buffum, Brian E Harding, Catherine Ann Halligan, Earl R Lewis, Jeffrey Frank, John D Carter, Michael T Smith, Steven E Wynne and Todd M Duchene. View Institutional Ownership Trends for FLIR Systems.

FLIR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold FLIR Systems company stock in the last year include Anthony D Buffum, Brian E Harding, Catherine Ann Halligan, Earl R Lewis, Jeffrey Frank, John D Carter, Michael T Smith, Steven E Wynne and Todd M Duchene. View Insider Buying and Selling for FLIR Systems.

FLIR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kopion Asset Management LLC, Red Spruce Capital LLC, SPF Beheer BV, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Perigon Wealth Management LLC, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. View Insider Buying and Selling for FLIR Systems.

Shares of FLIR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FLIR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.36.

FLIR Systems has a market capitalization of $7.29 billion and generates $1.78 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $282.42 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.22 on an earnings per share basis. FLIR Systems employs 3,649 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About FLIR Systems.

The official website for FLIR Systems is http://www.flir.com/.

FLIR Systems' mailing address is 27700 SW PARKWAY AVENUE, WILSONVILLE OR, 97070. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 503-498-3547.