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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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.032463
AutoETS0.032530
MSTL0.032874
AutoTheta0.050933

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.


Info Dump

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