NASDAQ:FLIRFLIR Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

FLIR Systems' stock was trading at $35.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FLIR shares have increased by 14.7% and is now trading at $40.33. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FLIR Systems in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings, 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for FLIR Systems.

FLIR Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for FLIR Systems.

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.42. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $450.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $437.48 million. FLIR Systems had a return on equity of 15.71% and a net margin of 6.62%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS. View FLIR Systems' earnings history.

FLIR Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, June 5th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View FLIR Systems' dividend history.

9 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for FLIR Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate FLIR Systems' share price to reach $51.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for FLIR Systems.

News articles about FLIR stock have trended negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FLIR Systems earned a daily sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about FLIR Systems.

FLIR Systems saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,810,000 shares, a decline of 20.6% from the June 15th total of 2,280,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,200,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View FLIR Systems' Current Options Chain.

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

FLIR Systems' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Red Spruce Capital LLC (0.05%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and Private Trust Co. NA (0.01%). Company insiders that own FLIR Systems stock 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 institutional ownership trends for FLIR Systems.

FLIR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Red Spruce Capital LLC, and Private Trust Co. NA. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $40.33.

FLIR Systems has a market capitalization of $5.28 billion and generates $1.89 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $171.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.23 on an earnings per share basis. FLIR Systems employs 4,265 workers across the globe.

The official website for FLIR Systems is 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.