The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Bruker Corp shares valued at $100,043 were purchased by LAUKIEN FRANK H on Jun 06 ’25. At $38.36 per share, LAUKIEN FRANK H acquired 2,608 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 38,462,171 shares worth approximately $1.57 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bures Thomas purchased 500 shares, netting a total of over 23,698 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $47.40 each, the insider now holds 3,472 shares.
Before that, LAUKIEN FRANK H had added 20,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,018,330, the PRESIDENT & CEO bought Bruker Corp shares for $50.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $1.57 billion.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on May 22, 2025, Bruker Corp [BRKR] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $40. Analysts at Guggenheim started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 10, 2024, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for BRKR. Earlier on December 05, 2024, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for BRKR stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing BRKR Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Bruker Corp [NASDAQ: BRKR] rose 3.20% to $40.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.99, but it reached a high of $41.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.80%. Over the course of the year, Bruker Corp shares have dropped approximately -38.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $64.64 on 01/13/25 and a 52-week low of $34.10 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Bruker Corp (BRKR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 39.30, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 37.67. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.25. The next price resistance is at 43.57. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.95 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Bruker Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Bruker Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.88 million shares to 9.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 7.41 million shares. A jump of 20.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.65.
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In terms of Bruker Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 77 in the next 12 months, up nearly 94.15% from the previous closing price of $39.66. Analysts anticipate Bruker Corp stock to reach 80 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Bruker Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 15, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $75.
