Masimo
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on Masimo as six analysts rate it as a buy and only one analyst rates it as a sell.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $110.3 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 4.5% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.23 per share. Estimates range from $0.21-$0.25.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly supporting the stock, with 97.6% granting it an "outperform" rating. The community at large concurs with the All-Stars, with 94.1% assigning it a rating of "outperform." Fools are impressed with Masimo, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 57 posts in the past 30 days. Masimo has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Masimo's income has fallen year-over-year by an average of 2.1% over the past five quarters. Revenue has now gone up for three straight quarters. The company's gross margin shrank by 5.1 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 3% while cost of sales rose 21.2% to $35.6 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 65.8% | 68.7% | 68.0% | 70.2% |
Operating Margin | 18.2% | 20.2% | 22.5% | 20.4% |
Net Margin | 14.3% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 15.3% |
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