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STERIS STE

United States Healthcare
6.1/10
AI Analyst score
208.93 USD
Last price at analysis date · analyst target 263.12 (+25.9%)
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🟡 HOLD — Hold positions; business quality justifies the premium, but the price offers no margin of safety.

STERIS is a medical technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells sterilization, disinfection, and surgical health solutions for hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and laboratories. STERIS maintains solid financial health (debt/EBITDA 0.95x) and stable double-digit earnings growth, although its valuation is not particularly cheap (P/E 25.5) and momentum is weak (score 4.17).

Financial health
7.5
Quality / Moat
5.9
Valuation
5.3
Growth
6.5
Dividend
5.7
Momentum
4.2
Risk & Context
6.8

Detailed metrics

Market and fundamental data as of the analysis date.

💵 Valuation
P/E25.51
Fwd P/E17.06
EV/EBITDA13.38
P/B2.83
P/S3.37
PEG1.74
Market cap20.37 B USD
Enterprise value21.95 B USD
🏰 Quality and moat
ROIC (approx.)12.5%
Gross margin44.42%
FCF conversion49%
Operating margin19.15%
📈 Profitability and margins
ROE11.39%
ROA6.80%
Net margin13.33%
FCF798.9 M USD
FCF yield3.92%
🏦 Solvency and liquidity
Total debt2.04 B USD
Net debt1.56 B USD
Cash482.3 M USD
EBITDA1.64 B USD
Net debt / EBITDA0.95
D/E28.31
Current ratio1.91
Quick ratio1.17
🚀 Growth
Revenue growth7.30%
Earnings growth14.00%
EPS (TTM)8.19 USD
EPS (Fwd)12.25 USD
💰 Dividend and risk
Dividend yield1.23%
Payout30.8%
Beta0.91
Analyst consensusnone (8)
Target price263.12 USD
52-week range195.14 USD – 269.44 USD
⚠️ Main risk: The main risk is a slowdown in demand for sterilization equipment and consumables if hospitals cut capital spending, which could impact revenue growth.
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Full AI report

Generated automatically from the metrics, the macro context and the company's news.

STERIS is a medical technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells sterilization, disinfection, and surgical health solutions for hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and laboratories. STERIS maintains solid financial health (debt/EBITDA 0.95x) and stable double-digit earnings growth, although its valuation is not particularly cheap (P/E 25.5) and momentum is weak (score 4.17).

Score by category

CategoryScore
Financial health7.5
Quality / Moat5.9
Valuation5.3
Growth6.5
Dividend5.7
Momentum4.2
Risk & Context6.8

OVERALL SCORE: 6.1/10

Context and risks

No material exposure to current macro factors. The sterilization and medical devices business does not depend on oil, 10-year Treasury yields, or the specific geopolitical tensions mentioned.

News considered in the analysis

  • 3 Healthcare Stocks That Fall Short — Listado genérico sin información específica sobre STERIS.
  • 3 Mid-Cap Stocks with Open Questions — Listado genérico sin información específica sobre STERIS.
  • 1 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks with Exciting Potential and 2 We Brush Off — Listado genérico sin información específica sobre STERIS.
  • STERIS Stock: Is STE Underperforming the Healthcare Sector? — Análisis de rendimiento relativo sin información nueva.
  • Steris (STE) Down 2.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? — La caída post-resultados ya está descontada en el precio y refleja el momentum negativo actual.

Verdict: Hold positions; business quality justifies the premium, but the price offers no margin of safety.

Main risk: The main risk is a slowdown in demand for sterilization equipment and consumables if hospitals cut capital spending, which could impact revenue growth.

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