Zimmer Biomet Stock Near Crucial Support – Buy Signal?
Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) stock should be on your watchlist. Here is why – it is currently trading in the support zone ($83.17 – $91.93), levels from which it has bounced meaningfully before. In the last 10 years, Zimmer Biomet stock received buying interest at this level 10 times and subsequently went on to generate 29.8% in average peak returns.
| Peak Return | Days to Peak Return | |
|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2016 | 22.9% | 465 |
| 11/7/2017 | 18.1% | 86 |
| 4/3/2018 | 23.2% | 178 |
| 1/17/2019 | 22.0% | 63 |
| 5/28/2019 | 43.8% | 262 |
| 4/13/2020 | 27.2% | 53 |
| 6/25/2020 | 56.0% | 308 |
| 7/14/2022 | 15.3% | 29 |
| 9/6/2022 | 39.8% | 297 |
| 10/12/2023 | 29.6% | 167 |
But is the price action enough alone? It certainly helps if the fundamentals check out. For ZBH Read Buy or Sell ZBH Stock to see how convincing this buy opportunity might be.
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Here are some quick data points for Zimmer Biomet that should help decision:
- Revenue Growth: 5.5% LTM and 5.1% last 3 year average.
- Cash Generation: Nearly 17.6% free cash flow margin and 18.7% operating margin LTM.
- Recent Revenue Shocks: The minimum annual revenue growth in last 3 years for ZBH was 4.1%.
- Valuation: ZBH stock trades at a PE multiple of 21.5
For quick background, Zimmer Biomet provides orthopaedic reconstructive, sports medicine, biologics, trauma, and dental implant products across global markets in the musculoskeletal healthcare sector.
| ZBH | S&P Median | |
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| Sector | Health Care | – |
| Industry | Health Care Equipment | – |
| PE Ratio | 21.5 | 23.8 |
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| LTM* Revenue Growth | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 3Y Average Annual Revenue Growth | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| Min Annual Revenue Growth Last 3Y | 4.1% | -0.0% |
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| LTM* Operating Margin | 18.7% | 18.8% |
| 3Y Average Operating Margin | 19.1% | 18.2% |
| LTM* Free Cash Flow Margin | 17.6% | 13.4% |
*LTM: Last Twelve Months
What Is Stock-Specific Risk If The Market Crashes?
ZBH isn’t immune to big drops. It fell 65% in the Global Financial Crisis and nearly 50% during the Covid pandemic. The 2018 correction and inflation shock each knocked it down at least 26% and 41%, respectively. So even with solid fundamentals, this stock can take a serious hit when markets turn south. Risk is real, no matter how strong the setup looks.
But the risk is not limited to major market crashes. Stocks fall even when markets are in good shape – think events like earnings, business updates, outlook changes. Read ZBH Dip Buyer Analyses to see how the stock has recovered from sharp dips in the past.
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