Henry Schein, Inc. (HSIC)Healthcare | Medical Distribution | Melville, United States | NasdaqGS
78.84 USD
-0.31
(-0.392%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 78.84 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:57 p.m. EDT
Henry Schein presents a classic 'haircut the chad' diagnostic: weak dividend (1/5) and a forecasting model predicting a -1.64% move in the next 45 days, yet the stock structure screams long-term compounder with a 4/5 long-term rating. The valuation is a bargain (Forward P/E 13.4x vs PE 13.6x growth logic implied, Price/Sales 0.69), yet the short-term technicals are capped by a high short ratio (5.23) and a bearish algorithmic forecast. The market consensus is split; short-term models see a distribution, while options flow is aggressively long-term bullish. It is a hold-and-grow, not a momentum play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.032463 |
| AutoETS | 0.032530 |
| MSTL | 0.032874 |
| AutoTheta | 0.050933 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.169 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.92 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 71.736 |
| Revenue per Share | 109.126 |
| Market Cap | 9,046,735,872 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.11 |
| Forward P/E | 13.40 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Profit Margins | 3.02% |
| Website | https://www.henryschein.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:57 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows significantly higher Open Interest (OI) and volume in OTM calls compared to puts at the 2026-11-20 expiration, particularly at $85 and $110 strikes, suggesting a skew toward upside momentum over the next 11 months. Implied Volatility (IV) is 1.43x in the near term (1 week) for puts, indicating fear of a downward spike, but drops to 0.44x for calls at 5 months. The call IV curve is quite flat (0.37-0.62), while put IV is elevated for near-term expirations (1.43 vs 0.61 for calls), creating a negative skew (short gamma risk downside). However, the sheer volume of OTM call buying ($85, $110) in the 5-month window outweighs the downside protection for the medium term, indicating bullish positioning. The 2026-04-17 call IV (0.62) is elevated relative to its put IV (1.43), yet the OI is almost entirely in OTM calls, suggesting traders are betting on a move to new highs, not a crash.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.20384789 |
| Address1 | 135 Duryea Road |
| All Time High | 92.68 |
| All Time Low | 2.034314 |
| Ask | 78.88 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 987,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,301,540 |
| Average Volume | 1,301,540 |
| Average Volume10Days | 987,490 |
| Beta | 0.882 |
| Bid | 78.73 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 28.029 |
| City | Melville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 78.84 |
| Current Ratio | 1.383 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 81.015 |
| Day Low | 78.56 |
| Debt To Equity | 71.736 |
| Display Name | Henry Schein |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,982,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,982,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.136 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.074 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,984,200 |
| Ebitda | 1,023,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.077589996 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.31522 |
| Eps Forward | 5.88417 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.27 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 77.0284 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.8115997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.023518596 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.384789 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 89.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.450005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.117034435 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 61.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 16.889996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27263916 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 61.95 - 89.29 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 815,409,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 94,903,896 |
| Forward Eps | 5.88417 |
| Forward P E | 13.398661 |
| Free Cashflow | 383,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 25,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.31136 |
| Gross Profits | 4,104,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00823 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0685 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 114,748,051 |
| Industry | Medical Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Medical Distribution |
| Industry Key | medical-distribution |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=74322&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Split Date | 1,549,584,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,275:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Henry Schein, Inc. provides health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners worldwide. It operates through Global Distribution and Value-Added Services; Global Specialty Products; and Global Technology segments. The Global Distribution and Value-Added Services segment distributes infection-control products, handpieces, preventatives, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, teeth, gypsum, acrylics, articulators, abrasives, PPE products, branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, dental chairs, delivery units and lights, digital dental laboratories, X-ray supplies and equipment, and high-tech and digital restoration equipment, as well as provides equipment repair services, financial services on a non-recourse basis, continuing education services for practitioners, consulting, and other services. It also markets and sells a portfolio of consumable merchandise under its own corporate brand. The Global Specialty Products segment engage in manufacturing, marketing, and sales of dental implant and biomaterial products; and endodontic, orthodontic and orthopedic products, and other health care-related products and services. The Global Technology segment is involved in the development and distribution of practice management software, e-services, and other products which are distributed to health care providers. The company serves dental practices, laboratories, physician practices, and ambulatory surgery centers, as well as government, institutional health care clinics, home health providers, and other alternate care clinics. Henry Schein, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Melville, New York. |
| Long Name | Henry Schein, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 9,046,735,872 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_339447 |
| Net Income To Common | 398,000,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 9,046,736,340 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 14 |
| Open | 79.64 |
| Operating Cashflow | 712,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.052950002 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.76 |
| Phone | 631 843 5500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 78.84 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,807,293 |
| Previous Close | 79.15 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.832876 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.812801 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.68619055 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03019 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.56 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.375 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.310005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.391668 |
| Regular Market Day High | 81.015 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 78.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 78.56 - 81.015 |
| Regular Market Open | 79.64 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 79.15 |
| Regular Market Price | 78.84 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,115,165 |
| Return On Assets | 0.043270003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08701 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.077 |
| Revenue Per Share | 109.126 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 114,748,051 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0539 |
| Shares Short | 6,182,765 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,168,764 |
| Short Name | Henry Schein, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.064899996 |
| Short Ratio | 5.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | HSIC |
| Target High Price | 104.0 |
| Target Low Price | 61.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 90.0 |
| Target Median Price | 89.5 |
| Total Cash | 156,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.36 |
| Total Debt | 3,439,000,064 |
| Total Revenue | 13,184,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.27 |
| Trailing P E | 24.11009 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.7572 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 72.44175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.398247 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08832264 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,115,165 |
| Website | https://www.henryschein.com |
| Zip | 11,747 |