Integra LifeSciences Earns 'Reduce' Consensus with $15.00 Average Price Target
Seven analysts covering Integra LifeSciences Holdings rate the stock at an average 'Reduce'—three sells, two holds and two buys—with a mean 12-month price target of $15.00. Director Jeffrey A. Graves purchased 9,000 shares at $11.35 each, boosting his stake 28% and signaling insider confidence.
1. Analyst Ratings Breakdown
Seven research firms currently covering Integra LifeSciences have assigned an average rating of “Reduce.” Three analysts maintain a sell rating, two analysts rate the stock as hold and two analysts assign a buy rating. Recent changes include Weiss Ratings reaffirming a sell rating on December 29, Wall Street Zen upgrading to buy on November 8, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raising its underweight rating while adjusting its internal models on October 31, Truist Financial reaffirming a hold rating and lowering its outlook on November 3, and Citigroup cutting its outlook on October 31.
2. Q3 Performance and Forward Guidance
For the quarter ended October 30, Integra reported earnings per share of $0.54, outperforming consensus estimates by $0.11. Revenue reached $402.06 million, up 5.6% year-over-year but below consensus of $414.31 million. The company posted a negative net margin of 30.15% alongside a return on equity of 14.06%. Management set fourth-quarter EPS guidance in a range of $0.79 to $0.84 and full-year 2025 EPS guidance of $2.19 to $2.24. Equities analysts, on average, project full-year EPS of $2.45.
3. Insider Transactions and Institutional Holdings
Director Jeffrey A. Graves acquired 9,000 shares on November 5 at an average price of $11.35 per share, representing a $102,150 investment and boosting his stake by 28.05% to 41,086 shares. Corporate insiders now own 3.54% of outstanding shares. Among institutional investors, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS increased its position by 5.1% to 40,441 shares in Q1, Dynamic Technology Lab initiated a new stake worth $277,000, Goldman Sachs added 35,790 shares to reach 1,660,511 shares valued at $36.5 million, UBS Asset Management raised its holding by 23.0% to 244,335 shares valued at $5.37 million, and STRS Ohio initiated a position valued at $400,000. Institutions hold 84.78% of the company’s shares.