
IDEXX Laboratories Inc (IDXX) is a leading diagnostics & research business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$464.59 after a previous close of US$465.82. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD464.59 to a high of USD484.06. The latest price was USD482.6 (25 minute delay). IDEXX Laboratories is listed on the NASDAQ. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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- Search for IDEXX Laboratories. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: IDXX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until IDEXX Laboratories reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$465.82, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of IDEXX Laboratories, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of IDEXX Laboratories. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.
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- IDEXX Laboratories key stats
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- Is IDEXX Laboratories stock a buy or sell?
- IDEXX Laboratories performance over time
- Is IDEXX Laboratories suitable for ethical investing?
- Are IDEXX Laboratories shares over-valued?
- IDEXX Laboratories's financials
- How volatile are IDEXX Laboratories shares?
- Does IDEXX Laboratories pay a dividend?
- Have IDEXX Laboratories shares ever split?
- Other common questions
IDEXX Laboratories stock price (NASDAQ:IDXX)
Use our graph to track the performance of IDXX stocks over time.Have IDEXX Laboratories's shares ever split?
IDEXX Laboratories's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 16 June 2015. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your IDEXX Laboratories shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for IDEXX Laboratories shares which in turn could have impacted IDEXX Laboratories's share price.
IDEXX Laboratories shares at a glance
Open | US$464.59 |
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High | US$484.06 |
Low | US$464.59 |
Close | US$482.6 |
Previous close | US$465.82 |
Change | US$16.78 |
Change % | 3.6022% |
Volume | 479,335 |
52-week range | US$372.5 - US$564.735 |
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50-day moving average | US$435.5386 |
200-day moving average | US$476.9477 |
Target price | US$515.25 |
PE ratio | 48.7939 |
Dividend yield | US$0 (0.73%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | US$9.8 |
Use the fields above to explore the returns from a historical investment. Please refer to the charts further up this page to see performance over 5 years, or other periods. Past performance doesn't indicate future results. Capital is at risk.
IDEXX Laboratories price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $482.6
1 week (2023-11-22) | 0.89% |
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1 month (2023-11-03) | 12.42% |
3 months (2023-09-01) | -5.61% |
6 months (2023-06-02) | 2.50% |
1 year (2022-12-02) | 10.87% |
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2 years (2021-12-03) | -17.72% |
3 years (2020-12-03) | 4.90% |
5 years (2018-12-03) | 133.86% |
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Is it a good time to buy IDEXX Laboratories stock?
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Is IDEXX Laboratories under- or over-valued?
Valuing IDEXX Laboratories stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of IDEXX Laboratories's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
IDEXX Laboratories's P/E ratio
IDEXX Laboratories's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 49x. In other words, IDEXX Laboratories shares trade at around 49x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
IDEXX Laboratories's PEG ratio
IDEXX Laboratories's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.2076. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into IDEXX Laboratories's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
IDEXX Laboratories's EBITDA
IDEXX Laboratories's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$1.2 billion (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a IDEXX Laboratories's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
IDEXX Laboratories share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, IDEXX Laboratories's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$372.5 up to US$564.735. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while IDEXX Laboratories's is 1.207. This would suggest that IDEXX Laboratories's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
IDEXX Laboratories financials
Revenue TTM | US$3.6 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 30.07% |
Gross profit TTM | US$2 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 23.54% |
Return on equity TTM | 92.79% |
Profit margin | 22.93% |
Book value | 15.619 |
Market capitalisation | US$39.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
IDEXX Laboratories share dividends
We're not expecting IDEXX Laboratories to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
IDEXX Laboratories's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like IDEXX Laboratories.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
IDEXX Laboratories's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 29.79
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and IDEXX Laboratories's overall score of 29.79 (as at 01/01/2019) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 55th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like IDEXX Laboratories is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
IDEXX Laboratories's environmental score
Environmental score: 9.93/100
IDEXX Laboratories's environmental score of 9.93 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that IDEXX Laboratories is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
IDEXX Laboratories's social score
Social score: 14.44/100
IDEXX Laboratories's social score of 14.44 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that IDEXX Laboratories is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
IDEXX Laboratories's governance score
Governance score: 17.91/100
IDEXX Laboratories's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that IDEXX Laboratories is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
IDEXX Laboratories Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 29.79 |
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Total ESG percentile | 54.84 |
Environmental score | 9.93 |
Environmental score percentile | 6 |
Social score | 14.44 |
Social score percentile | 6 |
Governance score | 17.91 |
Governance score percentile | 6 |
IDEXX Laboratories overview
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit for human COVID-19 testing; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.
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