NYSE:STE - Steris Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Steris announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 24th. View Steris' Dividend History.

Steris PLC (NYSE:STE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 10th. The medical equipment provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.03. The medical equipment provider had revenue of $774.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $748.45 million. Steris had a net margin of 13.21% and a return on equity of 16.33%. The firm's revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. View Steris' Earnings History.

Steris is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 11th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Steris.

Steris updated its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, February, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.65-5.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.57.

4 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Steris' stock. Their forecasts range from $138.00 to $177.00. On average, they anticipate Steris' share price to reach $155.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Steris.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Steris in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Steris.

Media stories about STE stock have been trending very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Steris earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the medical equipment provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Steris.

Steris saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 1,330,000 shares, a decrease of 34.5% from the January 30th total of 2,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 726,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View Steris' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Steris include Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Medtronic (MDT), Stryker (SYK), Becton Dickinson and (BDX), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Boston Scientific (BSX), Baxter International (BAX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), DexCom (DXCM), ResMed (RMD), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Teleflex (TFX), Hologic (HOLX), Varian Medical Systems (VAR) and Insulet (PODD).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Steris investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Mastercard (MA), Gilead Sciences (GILD), AbbVie (ABBV), Mcdonald's (MCD), Pfizer (PFE), Stryker (SYK), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Allergan (AGN) and Medtronic (MDT).

Steris' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Janus Henderson Group PLC (6.38%), State Street Corp (4.23%), WCM Investment Management LLC (2.76%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.64%) and William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.26%). Company insiders that own Steris stock include Cary L Majors, Cynthia L Feldmann, Daniel A Carestio, Jacqueline B Kosecoff, John Adam Zangerle, Karen L Burton, Kathleen Bardwell, Loyal W Wilson, Michael B Wood, Michael J Tokich, Mohsen Sohi, Renato Tamaro, Richard Martin Steeves, Sudhir K Pahwa, Walter M Rosebrough Jr and Walter M Rosebrough, Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Steris.

STE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., WCM Investment Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Macquarie Group Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC and American International Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Steris company stock in the last year include Cary L Majors, Daniel A Carestio, Jacqueline B Kosecoff, John Adam Zangerle, Karen L Burton, Kathleen Bardwell, Loyal W Wilson, Michael B Wood, Michael J Tokich, Mohsen Sohi, Renato Tamaro, Richard Martin Steeves and Walter M Rosebrough Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Steris.

STE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pictet Asset Management Ltd., State Street Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Franklin Resources Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. and ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Steris.

Shares of STE 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 STE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $158.62.

Steris has a market capitalization of $13.45 billion and generates $2.78 billion in revenue each year. The medical equipment provider earns $304.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.89 on an earnings per share basis. Steris employs 12,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Steris.

The official website for Steris is http://www.steris.com/.

Steris' mailing address is 70 Sir John Rogerson`s Quay, Dublin L2, D02 R296. The medical equipment provider can be reached via phone at 353-1232-2000 or via email at [email protected]