Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Edwards Lifesciences in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" EW shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EW, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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18 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Edwards Lifesciences' shares. Their EW share price forecasts range from $66.00 to $110.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $92.30 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 33.2% from the stock's current price.
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Edwards Lifesciences' stock was trading at $74.61 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, EW shares have decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at $69.28.
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Edwards Lifesciences saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,700,000 shares, an increase of 18.1% from the August 31st total of 10,750,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,210,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.0 days. Approximately 2.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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Edwards Lifesciences Co. (NYSE:EW) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The medical research company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. The medical research company earned $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. Edwards Lifesciences had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.43% and a net margin of 24.56%. Edwards Lifesciences's revenue was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.63 EPS.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (IHI), Neuberger Berman Disrupters ETF (NBDS), Global X Aging Population ETF (AGNG), First Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETF (MDEV), ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (SXQG), BNY Mellon Sustainable US Equity ETF (BKUS), Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF (GDOC) and Inspire 100 ETF (BIBL).

Shares of Edwards Lifesciences split before market open on Friday, May 29th 2020. The 3-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 7th 2020. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, May 18th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Edwards Lifesciences updated its third quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.55-$0.61 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.63. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.44 billion-$1.52 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.47 billion.

389 employees have rated Edwards Lifesciences Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Mussallem on Glassdoor.com. Michael A. Mussallem has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

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Edwards Lifesciences trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EW."

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One share of EW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.28.

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) has a market capitalization of $42.12 billion and generates $5.38 billion in revenue each year. The medical research company earns $1.52 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.26 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 17,300 workers across the globe.

Edwards Lifesciences' mailing address is ONE EDWARDS WAY, IRVINE CA, 92614. The official website for the company is www.edwards.com. The medical research company can be reached via phone at (949) 250-2500, via email at investor_relations@edwards.com, or via fax at 949-250-2525.