Overview
Fresenius Medical Care AG, headquartered in Germany, is a leading global healthcare group specializing in dialysis services and products for individuals with renal diseases. As the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, the company operates numerous clinics worldwide, offering dialysis treatments and related laboratory services directly to patients. Additionally, Fresenius Medical Care is a prominent manufacturer of dialysis equipment and disposables, including dialyzers and dialysis machines, contributing significantly to the technological advancements in the treatment of chronic kidney failure. The company's ongoing projects often focus on innovation in renal therapies, improving treatment efficacy and patient outcomes, and expanding their global network to provide access to dialysis services in underserved regions.
Basic Stats
The share price of Fresenius Medical Care AG - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) as of September 5, 2025 is $24.76 / share. This is a decrease of -3.66% from the prior week.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Fresenius Medical Care AG - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 293.41 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 2.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.47 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-05-23 |
| Borrow Rate | 4.20 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.55 MM |
| Short Interest | 1.51 MM |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | 5.42 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 24.86 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.28 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 0.73 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 1.23 |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | 0.02 |
| ROE | 0.04 |
| ROIC | 0.03 |
| CROIC | 0.02 |
| OCROIC | 0.11 |
| Implied Volatility | 42.76 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.03 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Fresenius Medical Care AG - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) is $29.62. The forecasts range from a low of $14.22 to a high of $37.86. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Fresenius Medical Care AG - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock). An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-06 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-12-06 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-30 | INTESA SANPAOLO EQUITY RESEARCH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-27 | HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-22 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-11-07 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2023-11-03 | REDBURN ATLANTIC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-11-03 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-02 | SRH ALSTERRESEARCH AG | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-11-02 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-02 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-10-16 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-23 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-23 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-22 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-22 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-22 | REDBURN ATLANTIC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-21 | REDBURN ATLANTIC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-09 | METZLER EQUITIES | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-08-08 | METZLER EQUITIES | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-08-07 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-07 | CREDIT SUISSE - EUROPE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-06 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-06 | CREDIT SUISSE - EUROPE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-03 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-02 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-02 | SRH ALSTERRESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-02 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-02 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-08-01 | SRH ALSTERRESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-01 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-01 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-06-12 | METZLER EQUITIES | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-06-11 | METZLER EQUITIES | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-06-01 | REDBURN LIMITED | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-05-31 | REDBURN LIMITED | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-05-26 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-25 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-24 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-05-23 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-05-16 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-15 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-11 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-10 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-09 | SRH ALSTERRESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-05-09 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-08 | SRH ALSTERRESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-05-08 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-04-03 | CREDIT SUISSE - EUROPE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-04-02 | CREDIT SUISSE - EUROPE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-03-29 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-03-22 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-03-08 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-03-08 | REDBURN LIMITED | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-03-06 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2023-03-05 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2023-02-23 | DZ BANK | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-02-22 | DZ BANK | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2022-11-28 | HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-11-27 | HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-11-04 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-11-03 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-09-20 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-09-19 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-08-05 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-08-04 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-08-01 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-07-31 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-07-28 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-07-27 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-07-13 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-07-12 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-06-07 | CRISPIDEA PRIVATE LIMITED | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-06-06 | CRISPIDEA PRIVATE LIMITED | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-05-04 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-05-03 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-03-30 | NORD/LB | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-03-29 | NORD/LB | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-09-20 | DAY BY DAY | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2021-09-19 | DAY BY DAY | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2021-08-26 | DAY BY DAY | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2021-08-25 | DAY BY DAY | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2021-07-30 | COMMERZBANK CORPORATE CLIENTS | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-07-29 | COMMERZBANK CORPORATE CLIENTS | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-06-07 | Jefferies | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-07 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-01 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-12 | Nord/LB | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-12 | JPMorgan Chase | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-10 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-07 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-06 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-03 | NORD/LB | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-05-02 | NORD/LB | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-04-28 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-03-08 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-03-01 | JPMorgan Chase | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-25 | Independent Research GmbH | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-24 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-23 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-02-23 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-22 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-02-22 | DAY BY DAY | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2021-02-21 | DAY BY DAY | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2021-02-17 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-09 | Sanford Bernstein | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-04 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-04 | JPMorgan Chase | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-03 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-03 | Independent Research GmbH | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-01-11 | Jefferies | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2021-01-04 | JPMorgan Chase | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-23 | REDBURN LIMITED | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2020-11-22 | REDBURN LIMITED | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2020-11-05 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-02 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-30 | Independent Research GmbH | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-29 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2020-10-29 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-29 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-28 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2020-08-05 | Jefferies | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-31 | Independent Research GmbH | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-27 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-22 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-17 | JPMorgan Chase | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-06-02 | Barclays | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-21 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-20 | Morgan Stanley | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-15 | Sanford Bernstein | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-11 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-08 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-06 | Jefferies | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-27 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-27 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-27 | Barclays | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-13 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-30 | Sanford Bernstein | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-26 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-10 | Sanford Bernstein | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-05 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-27 | Nord/LB | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-27 | JPMorgan Chase | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-26 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-24 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-21 | CFRA | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2020-02-20 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-20 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-20 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-18 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-17 | Barclays | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-14 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-12 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-30 | Barclays | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-21 | Jefferies | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-14 | JPMorgan Chase | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-06 | Morgan Stanley | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-03 | JPMorgan Chase | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-12 | Sanford Bernstein | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-05 | JPMorgan Chase | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-05 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-01 | Bank of America | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-10-23 | Redburn | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-08-01 | BTIG | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-06-20 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2018-10-26 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-10-18 | DZ Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-08-28 | HSBC | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-04-24 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-03-17 | Nomura | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-01-05 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-10-30 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-10-30 | PiperJaffray | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-13 | Societe Generale | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2015-02-27 | HSBC | Underweight | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2013-12-02 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2013-07-03 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-06-10 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2013-03-07 | RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade |
| 2012-11-01 | PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-20 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2024-07-30 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-07-30 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-07-29 | MWB RESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-07-29 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-29 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-29 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-29 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2024-07-25 | INTESA SANPAOLO EQUITY RESEARCH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-07-23 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-07-02 | REDBURN ATLANTIC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-05-26 | HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-03-14 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-12-05 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-12-05 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-29 | INTESA SANPAOLO EQUITY RESEARCH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-26 | HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-21 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-11-06 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2023-11-02 | REDBURN ATLANTIC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-11-02 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-01 | SRH ALSTERRESEARCH AG | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-11-01 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-01 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-10-15 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-01-06 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-03-31 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-03-23 | HSBC | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-03-20 | JEFFERIES | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2025-02-27 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-02-26 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2025-02-25 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-02-24 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-01-03 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-01-02 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-12-16 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2024-12-08 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-24 | HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-11-10 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-11-04 | MWB RESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-11-04 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-10-31 | INTESA SANPAOLO EQUITY RESEARCH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-05-12 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-06-30 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-06-17 | MWB RESEARCH AG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-06-17 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-06-16 | JEFFERIES | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2025-05-29 | METZLER EQUITIES | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-05-25 | HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-05-12 | DZ BANK | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-05-06 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-05-05 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-09-02 | UBS | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
