VWR Corporation VWR
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- Market cap
- 4.38B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 4.58B
- Profit margin
- 3.12%
- EPS (ttm)
- 1.08
- Shares out
- 131.87M
- P/E ratio
- 30.79
- Forward P/E
- 16.96
- Volume
- 2.80M
- Avg volume
- 900.18K
- Open
- 33.25
- Previous close
- 33.25
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 32.00
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 6.49B
- PEG ratio
- 1.54
- Price / sales
- 0.96
- Price / book
- 2.69
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 2.20%
- Free cash flow
- 221.94M
- Total cash
- 112.20M
- Total debt
- 2.23B
- Return on equity
- 9.28%
- Short % of float
- 1.07%
- 50-day average
- 33.23
- 200-day average
- 33.07
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Strong buy1
- Buy0
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.50.
Financials — quick view
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2017 | Deutsche Bank | down | — | Hold |
| Sep 5, 2016 | UBS | down | — | Sell |
| Aug 18, 2016 | Cleveland Research | down | — | Underperform |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Jefferies | main | — | Buy |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Deutsche Bank | main | — | Buy |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Citigroup | main | — | Neutral |
About VWR Corporation
VWR Corporation provides laboratory products, services, and solutions to the life science, general research, and applied markets worldwide. It operates in two segments, Americas and EMEA-APAC. The company offers chemicals, reagents, consumables, durable products, and scientific equipment and instruments. It also provides custom manufacturing solutions, including buffers, reagents, active pharmaceutical ingredients, high purity ingredients, ultra-pure acids, and other chemicals used in biopharmaceutical and industrial applications, and production processes. In addition, the company offers value-added services, under the VWRCATALYST brand; procurement, logistics, chemical and equipment tracking, and glassware autoclaving; and scientific research support services, such as DNA extraction, bioreactor servicing, compound management, and customized kit assembly. It serves biopharma, agricultural, chemical, environmental, food and beverage, healthcare, microelectronic, and petrochemical industries, as well as in the education and government sectors. The company was formerly known as VWR Investors, Inc. and changed its name to VWR Corporation in June 2014. VWR Corporation was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
- Country
- United States
- Website
- vwr.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXOS NICHOLAS W | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 20, 2017 | 0 |
| AVANTOR, INC. | Beneficial Owner (10% or more) | Ownership Statement | May 3, 2017 | 0 |
| BARCHI ROBERT | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 20, 2017 | 0 |
| BLECHSCHMIDT EDWARD A | Director | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 20, 2017 | 0 |
| BROCKE-BENZ MANUEL | Officer | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 20, 2017 | 0 |
| CHRISTIAN GERARD J. | Officer | Disposition (Non Open Market) | Nov 20, 2017 | 0 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | 34.69% | 45,750,000 | 1.51B | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Generation Investment Management LLP | 6.08% | 8,011,567 | 264.78M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) | 5.32% | 7,011,340 | 231.72M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| CNH Partners LLC | 4.77% | 6,288,335 | 207.83M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| JP Morgan Chase & Company | 3.83% | 5,052,512 | 166.99M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Acadian Asset Management | 2.86% | 3,776,484 | 124.81M | Sep 29, 2017 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.51% | 1,990,595 | 65.60M | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.48% | 1,956,464 | 64.48M | Jun 29, 2017 |
| JP Morgan Small Cap Equity Fund | 1.00% | 1,321,120 | 43.66M | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund | 0.98% | 1,287,671 | 42.44M | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 0.82% | 1,074,910 | 35.42M | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Columbia Acorn Fund | 0.80% | 1,061,463 | 29.70M | Mar 30, 2017 |