10 Stocks Ending February With a Bang

5. Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY)

Dentsply bounced back by 15.50 percent on Friday to finish at $14.68 apiece, as investor sentiment was boosted by announcements of a share repurchase program, which overshadowed the termination of its quarterly dividends.

In an earnings call on Thursday, Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY) said that it initiated a new capital allocation as part of its corporate restructuring that would eliminate the distribution of quarterly dividends, and instead would be reallocated to share buyback and debt retirement programs.

The initiatives followed the release of its financial and operating highlights last year, with the company ending at an attributable net loss of $598 million, albeit a 34-percent improvement from the $910 million attributable net loss in 2024.

Net sales also dipped by 3 percent to $3.68 billion from $3.79 billion.

In the fourth quarter alone, attributable net loss narrowed by 66 percent to $146 million from $430 million in the same period a year earlier, while net sales increased by 6.2 percent to $961 million from $905 million year-on-year.

“Our restructuring program announced today will allow us to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and support a more competitive cost structure, while our decision to eliminate the dividend will enable the redeployment of capital toward share repurchases and debt reduction. These are important steps in our roadmap to drive sustained, profitable growth and deliver meaningful long-term value for our shareholders,” Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY) President and CEO Dan Scavilla said.

For this year, Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY) is expecting to drop its net sales by 2 to 5 percent to a range of $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion. Adjusted EPS, on the other hand, is targeted at $1.40 to $1.50.