VREX
BuyHot AirAI concernVarex Imaging Corporation · Healthcare · United States · $782M cap · $10.2M/day traded
$18.42 +0.1% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Hot Air: Rising on momentum alone: weak business, rich price.
Strong on the numbers, but the AI review named a specific concern. Its reason is in the AI review below.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Varex Imaging Corporation (VREX) is 76/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 46, Value 49, Momentum 76, each scored against its sector).
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Teledyne has agreed to acquire Varex Imaging for about $1.1bn. The agreed deal price effectively caps the share price, leaving mainly the merger spread and the risk that the deal fails. Insiders sold 0.33% of the shares outstanding and forward forecasts were cut 2.2%.
ABOUT VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
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Varex Imaging Corporation is a leading independent manufacturer of X-ray imaging components, specializing in X-ray tubes, digital detectors, and software solutions for medical, industrial, and security applications. Its competitive moat lies in its deep engineering expertise, proprietary technology, and critical role as a supplier of essential components to major X-ray system integrators globally. The company is a dominant niche player in the X-ray imaging market, serving diverse high-growth sectors.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 859.4M | 893.4M | 811.0M | 844.6M | -0.6% | 865.0M | 865.9M | 900.3M | 3.2% |
| EPS | 0.76 | 1.20 | -1.17 | -1.70 | 57.9% | 0.53 | 0.84 | 1.07 | -2.8% |
| Shares | 40.1M | 40.5M | 41.1M | 41.7M | +4.0% | 42.5M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 436.4M | 469.5M | 470.4M | 395.9M | -3.2% | 379.3M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 533.4M | 567.7M | 529.1M | 472.6M | -4.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 16.9M | 108.4M | 47.3M | 41.7M | 35.1% | 11.3M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -48.4M | -44.9M | -27.5M | 10.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -23.8M | -0.2M | -3.3M | -75.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 1% below its 52-week high.
Swung more than 78% of stocks we rank over the past year (63% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Healthcare, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of VREX are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VREX | Varex Imaging Corporation(you) | $782M | 76 | Buy |
| IRMD | IRADIMED CORPORATION | $1.1B | 75 | Buy |
| DCTH | Delcath Systems, Inc. | $500M | 78 | Buy |
| IART | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation | $926M | 59 | Hold |
| TCMD | Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. | $536M | 90 | Strong Buy |
| SIBN | SI-BONE, Inc. | $963M | 57 | Hold |
| INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $2.1B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| BVS | Bioventus Inc. | $1.0B | 96 | Strong Buy |
| UFPT | UFP Technologies, Inc. | $2.3B | 80 | Strong Buy |
| VMD | Viemed Healthcare, Inc. | $373M | 88 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE -31.5% · P/E 27.3x · Gross margin 63.3%
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