NASDAQHealth CareMedical - Instruments & SuppliesSnapshot 2026-08-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Health Care Supplies: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Maintain Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $3.5 to $3.6 billion: EBITDA margin 9.2% vs target $3.5B-$3.6B.
View ThesisManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskMDLN's growth relies on maintaining its Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $3.5 to $3.6 billion. Revenue grew 11.6% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 24× P/E versus a peer median of 24×, indicating modest expectations priced in. The primary risk is the potential for a credibility hit if MDLN cuts guidance after recently raising it. Peer multiples imply a price about 6% above where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-08-31. MDLN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 27 analysts currently covering MDLN (as of Aug 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MDLN in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-31. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Health Care Supplies — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Warehouse fire indicates potential supply chain issues.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-08-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $35.03
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $35.03.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
FDA warning indicates quality control issues.
New product launch could enhance sales growth.
