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After finishing at $58.32 in the prior trading day, Commercial Metals Co (NYSE: CMC) closed at $59.27, up 1.63%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.01 million shares were traded. CMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.17.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.00 and its Current Ratio is at 2.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $61.
On May 30, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $52. Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on May 27, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 02 ’25 when Simpson Stephen William bought 10,000 shares for $51.52 per share.
McPherson John R bought 2,475 shares of CMC for $100,040 on Apr 04 ’25. The Director now owns 15,141 shares after completing the transaction at $40.42 per share. On Mar 27 ’25, another insider, MATT PETER R, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 6,100 shares for $48.30 each. As a result, the insider paid 294,630 and bolstered with 129,417 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMC now has a Market Capitalization of 6634150400 and an Enterprise Value of 7085613568. As of this moment, Commercial’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 191.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 61.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.923 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.326.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMC is 1.33, which has changed by 0.15784335 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMC has reached a high of $64.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.16%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 978.88K shares per day over the past 3-months and 884810 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 112.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 110.85M. Insiders hold about 0.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.44% stake in the company. Shares short for CMC as of 1756425600 were 3181618 with a Short Ratio of 3.25, compared to 1753920000 on 2667269. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3181618 and a Short% of Float of 3.83.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.72, compared to 0.72 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012345679The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.46. The current Payout Ratio is 16.41% for CMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
