NASDAQ: HSIC

Henry Schein (HSIC) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$85.99−0.38 (−0.4%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Henry Schein moves this week on raised guidance: the company lifted its fiscal 2026 sales growth outlook to 4.5%-5.5% and non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $5.29-$5.39, following Q2 2026 sales of $3.46 billion, up 6.7% year-over-year, with non-GAAP EPS up 15.5% to $1.27. Coverage also points to dental merchandise gains, strategic acquisitions, an expanded revolving credit facility, and AI-enabled technology platforms as contributors, with the stock described as outperforming the Dow Jones Industrials Average year-to-date and over the past 52 weeks.

The stock closes at $85.99, down 0.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $87.77 and 200-day average of $80.10, and below its 52-week high of $92.18. The GekkoIndex reads 60.1, placing HSIC in the Accumulation zone, though the index has slipped 7.6 over the prior five sessions. Price sits 3.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $82.92.

The next earnings date falls on 3 November 2026, 35 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS beat of $1.32 against a $1.22 estimate with a 0.5% reaction. Smart-money and options activity show no recorded signals in their respective windows, though one billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder are noted. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -2.1% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them. Analyst consensus among 14 firms includes 9 buy and 5 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $97.27.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Henry Schein price vs fair value

$85.99$82.92Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $85.99200-day averageGekko Fair Value $82.92

Henry Schein quick facts

Market cap
$9.80B
P/E ratio
25.2
Forward P/E
14.8
EPS, TTM
$3.43
Revenue, TTM
$13.60B
Profit margin
3%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.81
Volume
971,162 avg 1.09M
1-year return
+31.0%
Typical daily move
±2%
Typical 20-day move
±4.5%
50-day average
$87.77
200-day average
$80.10
Next earnings
Nov 3
Shares outstanding
113.9M
52-week range
$61.95$92.18

Henry Schein swing-trade checklist

Henry Schein scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $85.99 sits between the 50-day ($87.77) and 200-day ($80.10) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    60.1, Accumulation

    Reading 60.1 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    3.7% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.7% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 35 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 35 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −2.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.1% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Henry Schein stock chart and price history

Henry Schein closed at $85.99 on Sep 28, 2026, +31.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $61.95 to $92.18.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Henry Schein share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$70$80$90NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep85.99

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.8%
3 months
+2.0%
6 months
+19.3%
1 year
+31.0%
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About Henry Schein

Henry Schein provides a wide range of healthcare products and services to customers that include dental practices and labs, physician offices, government agencies, and other institutional and alternative care providers worldwide. It has built recognition around supplying dental items like infection control materials, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, and artificial teeth, plus tools such as handpieces, chairs, delivery systems, X-ray machines, and digital restoration equipment, along with protective gear and repair services for that equipment. It also moves a large volume of medical supplies, covering branded and generic drugs, vaccines, surgical tools, diagnostic kits, infection prevention items, imaging equipment, and nutritional products.

Its business is split into two segments. One, Health Care Distribution, centers on getting these dental and medical goods to customers along with repair work. The other, Technology and Value-Added Services, offers practice management software built for dental and medical providers, plus support like non-recourse financing, electronic tools, network and technology infrastructure help, hardware servicing, training programs, and consulting.

Henry Schein traces back to 1932 and runs its headquarters out of Melville, New York. Shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker HSIC.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Medical distributors
Website
henryschein.com

Henry Schein GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Henry Schein’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.1, in the Accumulation zone, down 7.6 points over five sessions.

010060.1Accumulation

Down 7.6 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying28+2.4%+2.0%+4.2%+8.7%
Accumulation (current zone)219+0.7%+1.5%+3.0%+4.6%
Neutral397−0.2%−0.3%−0.6%−0.4%
Distribution27−0.2%−0.7%−2.1%−2.0%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average HSIC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Henry Schein stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Henry Schein trades 3.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $82.92, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Henry Schein shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$82.92

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

3.7% above fair value · About fair value

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Henry Schein insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Henry Schein, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for HSIC in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in HSIC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Henry Schein has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
$200.0M
As a share of market cap
2.04%
Trailing four quarters
$728.0M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold HSIC.

2added0opened0trimmed0sold out
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Henry Schein earnings: next date and track record

Henry Schein reports on Nov 3, 2026 (35 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+6.2%May ’24−5.4%Aug ’24−3.2%Nov ’24−6.6%Feb ’25+1.4%May ’25−5.3%Aug ’25+11.4%Nov ’25+0.5%Mar ’26

Last earnings call, Mar 31, 2026 AI summary

What they said
HSIC reported fourth quarter 2025 results with continuing sales momentum achieving the highest quarterly sales. The company is undergoing a leadership transition with Fred Lowry becoming CEO designate, joining from Thermo Fisher Scientific where he spent 20 years. Management emphasized successful transformation management and significant growth opportunities ahead.
Guidance
No specific forward-looking guidance or revenue/earnings targets were provided in this excerpt. Management expressed confidence in accelerating strategy implementation under new leadership.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Mar 31, 2026$1.32
est $1.22
+8.4%$3.44B
est $3.35B
+2.7%+0.5%
Nov 4, 2025$1.38
est $1.27
+8.7%$3.34B
est $3.34B
−0.2%+11.4%
Aug 5, 2025$1.10
est $1.18
−6.8%$3.24B
est $3.28B
−1.1%−5.3%
May 5, 2025$1.15
est $1.11
+3.6%$3.17B
est $3.22B
−1.5%+1.4%
Feb 25, 2025$1.19
est $1.21
−1.6%$3.19B
est $3.29B
−3.1%−6.6%
Nov 5, 2024$1.22
est $1.17
+4.3%$3.17B
est $3.36B
−5.6%−3.2%
Aug 6, 2024$1.23
est $1.22
+0.8%$3.14B
est $3.28B
−4.4%−5.4%
May 7, 2024$1.10
est $1.01
+8.9%$3.17B
est $3.21B
−1.0%+6.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Henry Schein stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Henry Schein is $97.27, +13.1% from the last close, from 14 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$97.27consensus 12-month target, +13.1% from the last close
Low $85High $112
Buy9
Hold5
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 14 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 18Piper SandlerBuy, maintained$104+20.9%
Sep 10Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, maintained$110+27.9%
Aug 19BTIGBuy, maintained$110+27.9%
Aug 6J.P. MorganBuy, maintained$102+18.6%
Aug 5CitiBuy, maintained$112+30.2%
+3.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−2.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Henry Schein seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Henry Schein averaged −2.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−3.2%2021+5.1%2022−9.7%20230.0%2024−3.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.5%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.4%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.5%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−2.1%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+0.9%3 of 5

For scale, HSIC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.5%.

Henry Schein market cap and key statistics

Henry Schein’s market cap is $9.80B, with a P/E ratio of 25.2 and revenue of $13.60B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$9.80B
P/E ratio
25.2
Forward P/E
14.8
EPS, TTM
$3.43
Gekko Fair Value
$82.92

Trading

Volume
971,162
Avg volume, 20 days
1.09M
52-week high
$92.18
52-week low
$61.95
Shares outstanding
113.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$13.60B
Profit margin
3%
Return on equity
8.9%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+17.1%

Risk and income

Beta
0.81
Typical daily move
±2%
Typical 20-day move
±4.5%

Henry Schein stock news this week

Coverage of Henry Schein this week reads positive: 10 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Henry Schein peers

Henry Schein’s 3 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MCKMcKesson−1.0%Accumulation14.1% below
CORCencora−0.8%Accumulation27.4% below
CAHCardinal Health+0.4%Buying42.1% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Henry Schein stock FAQ

What is Henry Schein’s market cap?

Henry Schein’s market cap is $9.80B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $85.99, with 113.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 25.2.

What is the Henry Schein stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Henry Schein is $97.27, +13.1% from the last close. Of the 14 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Henry Schein stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Henry Schein is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $85.99 is 3.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $82.92. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Henry Schein report earnings next?

Henry Schein is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (35 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.34 per share on revenue of $3.47B. Henry Schein beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 5% on average across the report.

What is Henry Schein’s 52-week high and low?

Henry Schein’s 52-week high is $92.18 and its 52-week low is $61.95; it closed at $85.99 on Sep 28, 2026, +31.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $92.68 on Apr 14, 2022.

Is Henry Schein stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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