DENTSPLY Initiated As Neutral
We recently initiated coverage on DENTSPLY International Inc. (XRAY) with a Neutral recommendation. We rate the stock Neutral with a target price of $37 based on a P/E of 18.3x our 2010 EPS estimate of $2.02.
DENTSPLY reported third quarter fiscal 2009 earnings per share of 44 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but slightly lower than the year-ago figure of 46 cents. The company’s sales were roughly flat year over year at $531.0 million. Excluding the precious metal … [visit site to read more]