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HSIC

Henry ScheinC
Nasdaq / Health Care Equipment & Services
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Current thesis
Bull: Successful execution on margin-recovery initiatives, modest organic demand improvement in dental/medical channels, and accretive integrations lead to multiple expansion toward the analyst high (96.00), producing measured upside versus today.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
3 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-10-25.
What can break
Margin compression from freight, inventory costs, or pricing competition
Momentum
43
Value
64
Sentiment
43
Setup hits (3d)
3 · Net Bullish
AI TargetsBase $78.28 · Bull $96.00 · Bear $58.00Analysis 2026-02-07; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-23 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-23 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-07 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-23

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-23. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Bullish
Target $96.87
Why
Momentum43 · Δ7d +12.6
Value64 · Δ7d +0.5
Sentiment43 · Δ7d +2.0
So what
Balanced signals (Net Bullish). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Confirming evidence

  • • 3 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-10-25.
  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.5.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Margin compression from freight, inventory costs, or pricing competition
  • • Negative analyst revisions or downgrades following weaker results
  • • Bear: Continued softness in dental spending, persistent margin pressure from freight/pricing, or integration setbacks drive downward revisions and push the stock toward the analyst low (58.00), reflecting material downside.

Catalyst clock

2026-05-08

Q1 2026 Earnings Release

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
43
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+12.6
Δ21d
+6.2
Value
64
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.5
Δ21d
+0.4
Sentiment
43
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+2.0
Δ21d
-6.0
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 43.2 / Value 63.9 / Sentiment 42.6

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-02-07. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
20%
Probability
Target price
$96.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-02-07 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Most likely
B
Base case
60%
Probability
Target price
$78.28
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-02-07 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
B-
Bear case
20%
Probability
Target price
$58.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-02-07 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-23
Market Cap
$9.47B
Beta
0.88
Shares Out
111.45M
P/E (TTM)
24.8
P/S (TTM)
0.71
P/FCF (TTM)
25.97
Rev YoY
+6.7%
EPS YoY
+17.2%
Gross Margin
+29.3%
Op Margin
+6.0%
Net Debt
$3.28B
Current Ratio
1.32
As of 2026-10-23 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data