Merit Medical Systems
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Merit Medical Systems, with six out of seven rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts don't like Merit Medical Systems as much as competitor ICU Medical overall. Analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $91.9 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 13.1% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.19 per share. Estimates range from $0.18 to $0.19.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are strongly backing the stock, with 100% giving it an outperform rating. The greater community agrees with the All-Stars, as 94.6% give it a rating of outperform. Even with a robust four out of five stars, Merit Medical Systems' CAPS rating falls a little short of the community's upbeat outlook.
Management:
The company boosted its gross margin by 2.7 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 23.6% while cost of sales rose 17.9% to $49.4 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 45.4% | 46.6% | 45.9% | 44.8% |
Operating Margin | 7.2% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 6.8% |
Net Margin | 5.0% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 5.2% |
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