Qiagen (QGEN) Stock Analysis

Company Profile

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Qiagen (QGEN) posts ROE of 10.81%, in the upper peer quartile. That suggests the company earns more from each dollar of shareholders’ equity than most industry peers, a useful capital-efficiency signal.

Qiagen (QGEN) keeps 18.20% of revenue as net profit on net margin, above the industry benchmark range. That is unusually strong bottom-line conversion, though tax effects, asset sales, or other one-off gains should be checked before treating it as durable.

Qiagen (QGEN) turns 27.75% of revenue into operating profit, putting operating margin in the upper peer quartile. Before financing and taxes enter the picture, the day-to-day business keeps more of each sales dollar than most industry peers.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Qiagen (QGEN) grew revenue 5.65%, roughly around the peer group's normal range. Top-line momentum looks broadly typical for the industry.

Qiagen (QGEN) grew earnings per share 409.76%, above the industry benchmark range. Profits are compounding faster than at any typical peer, though a depressed base year can inflate the percentage, so the level of earnings matters alongside the rate.

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Financial Strength

Qiagen (QGEN) has current ratio of 2.63, in the healthier middle range for its industry. The short-term asset cushion looks balanced relative to peers rather than stretched thin.

Qiagen (QGEN) has debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, roughly in line with the peer group’s normal leverage range. Its mix of debt and equity looks typical for the industry.

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Dividends

Qiagen (QGEN) has dividend yield of 0.71%, above the entire industry range. That headline income is large, but yields this far above peers often come from a falling share price or an at-risk payout, so dividend safety matters more than the percentage itself.

Qiagen (QGEN) has payout ratio of 18.21%, above the peer distribution for its industry. The dividend consumes more reported earnings than peers normally do, leaving unusually thin earnings cover.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Qiagen (QGEN) trades at P/E ratio of 27.21, near the industry’s usual earnings multiple. The stock is not showing a clear peer discount or premium on trailing earnings.

Qiagen (QGEN) trades at 4.91 on P/S ratio, roughly in the peer group’s normal range. The market is not making a strong cheap-or-rich statement about its revenue base.

Qiagen (QGEN) trades at 2.99 on P/B ratio, roughly in line with the industry’s normal price-to-book range. Its balance sheet is not being priced at a clear discount or premium versus peers.

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