STERIS (STE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for STERIS in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" STE shares.
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6 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for STERIS's shares. Their STE share price forecasts range from $200.00 to $240.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $223.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.5% from the stock's current price.
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STERIS's stock was trading at $184.69 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, STE stock has increased by 11.3% and is now trading at $205.47.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 1st 2023.
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STERIS plc (NYSE:STE) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 10th. The medical equipment provider reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.15. The medical equipment provider earned $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.27 billion. STERIS had a net margin of 2.16% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.50%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.04 earnings per share.
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STERIS announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 14th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, June 28th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 13th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of STERIS (NYSE:STE) stock in their portfolio include VanEck Environmental Services ETF (EVX), VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF (MDCP), First Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETF (MDEV), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV), iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (IHI), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH), BlackRock Future Health ETF (BMED) and SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE).

STERIS (NYSE:STE) pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.94%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 17 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 175.70%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, STE will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.85% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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STERIS updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, May, 12th. The company provided EPS guidance of $8.55-$8.75 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $8.75. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.30 billion-$5.35 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.14 billion.

196 employees have rated STERIS Chief Executive Officer Walter M. Rosebrough, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. Walter M. Rosebrough, Jr. has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other STERIS investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Home Depot (HD), AT&T (T), Visa (V), AbbVie (ABBV), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Pfizer (PFE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Mastercard (MA) and Medtronic (MDT).

STERIS trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "STE."

STERIS's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.74%), WCM Investment Management LLC (5.50%), State Street Corp (4.13%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.07%) and Pictet Asset Management SA (1.46%). Insiders that own company stock include Cary L Majors, Cary L Majors, Cynthia L Feldmann, Daniel A Carestio, David B Lewis, Jacqueline B Kosecoff, John Adam Zangerle, Julia Madsen, Karen L Burton, Michael J Tokich, Mohsen Sohi, Renato Tamaro, Richard C Breeden and Walter M Rosebrough Jr.
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Shares of STE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of STE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $205.47.

STERIS (NYSE:STE) has a market capitalization of $20.27 billion and generates $4.96 billion in revenue each year. The medical equipment provider earns $107.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.07 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 16,422 workers across the globe.

STERIS's mailing address is 70 Sir John Rogerson`s Quay, Dublin L2, D02 R296. The official website for the company is www.steris.com. The medical equipment provider can be reached via phone at (440) 354-2600, via email at julie_winter@steris.com, or via fax at 440-639-4457.