SHL Shares Sonic Healthcare Limited
WATCH ASX · ASXDefensive diagnostics franchise offers recovery value, although reduced broker target limits near-term conviction.
Future value: $22.12 (+16.10%) · 6-12 months · analyst consensus
Signal breakdown
- ▸Low valuation after substantial target reduction and mixed analyst sentiment
- ▾Below 50-day MA (-1.77%)
Is SHL a buy right now?
Trend: SHL is trading below the 50-day average (-1.14%), RSI 50 — neutral momentum, with a 3-month return of -15.16%.
Valuation & quality: Sonic Healthcare Limited trades on a trailing P/E of 15.5, forward P/E 14.6, PEG 2.30, price-to-book 1.13; fundamentals show net margin 5.6%, return on equity 7.5%, revenue growth 8.9% year on year.
Analyst consensus: 16 analysts have a mean 12-month price target of A$22.12 (+16.1% vs the last close; range A$19.20 – A$27.50), consensus rating “hold”.
Income: trailing dividend yield 5.72%.
Our screen: WATCH (score 0) — Defensive diagnostics franchise offers recovery value, although reduced broker target limits near-term conviction.
Computed from end-of-day data; not personal advice.
Our track record with SHL
Our simulated $10,000 funds have traded SHL 1 time — 1 of 1 closed trade profitable.
| Fund | Bought | Sold | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASX Low-risk | 2026-10-05 @ $18.51 | 2026-10-09 @ $18.65 · AI review sell | +0.76% |
Paper trades from our simulated funds at real end-of-day prices; past results don't predict future returns.
12-month price chart
Monthly returns
| Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -14.50% | -2.90% | -1.30% | +6.60% | +5.00% | -10.40% | -3.10% | +0.50% |
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About Sonic Healthcare Limited
Sonic Healthcare Limited offers medical diagnostic services, and administrative services and facilities to medical practitioners in Australia, the United States, Germany, and internationally.
Sector: Healthcare · Industry: Diagnostics & Research · Australia · 47,000 employees · Website
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