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Dentsply International (XRAY) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
XRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA(XRAY) ZACKS·2025-02-27 13:10

Company Performance - Dentsply International reported quarterly earnings of 0.26pershare,missingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.26 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.43 per share, and down from 0.44pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof−39.530.44 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -39.53% [1] - The company posted revenues of 905 million for the quarter ended December 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.56%, and down from 1.01billionyear−over−year[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,DentsplyhassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatesonlyonceandhastoppedconsensusrevenueestimatesjustonce[2]StockOutlook−Dentsplyshareshavelostabout0.91.01 billion year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Dentsply has surpassed consensus EPS estimates only once and has topped consensus revenue estimates just once [2] Stock Outlook - Dentsply shares have lost about 0.9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 1.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is 0.41 on revenues of 919.43million,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis919.43 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is 1.90 on revenues of $3.74 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Dentsply is currently unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, indicating expected underperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Medical - Dental Supplies industry, to which Dentsply belongs, is currently in the bottom 43% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the outlook for the industry can materially impact stock performance [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]