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After finishing at $54.68 in the prior trading day, Core & Main Inc (NYSE: CNM) closed at $53.07, down -2.94%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.25 million shares were traded. CNM stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.84.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CNM 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 116.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 2.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.18.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on September 29, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $65.
On July 28, 2025, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $68.
On April 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $60.Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating on April 01, 2025, with a $60 target price.
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 Aug 18 ’25 when Witkowski Mark R sold 100,000 shares for $64.08 per share. The transaction valued at 6,408,210 led to the insider holds 35,847 shares of the business.
Bradbury Robyn L sold 5,000 shares of CNM for $322,550 on Jul 22 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 8,555 shares after completing the transaction at $64.51 per share. On Jul 18 ’25, another insider, Castellano James G, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 43,994 shares for $61.98 each. As a result, the insider received 2,726,783 and left with 0 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, CNM now has a Market Capitalization of 10477346816 and an Enterprise Value of 12448757760. As of this moment, Core’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.603 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.502.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNM is 0.97, which has changed by 0.090764046 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNM has reached a high of $67.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3567250 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 189.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 188.38M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.10% stake in the company. Shares short for CNM as of 1764288000 were 11955224 with a Short Ratio of 4.53, compared to 1761868800 on 13611805. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11955224 and a Short% of Float of 7.049999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Core & Main Inc (CNM) is underway, with the input of 7.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.63 and $2.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.38. EPS for the following year is $2.59, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.7 and $2.51.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $1.59B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.62B to a low estimate of $1.56B. As of. The current estimate, Core & Main Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.7BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.93B. There is a high estimate of $1.98B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.86B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.65B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.44BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.21B and the low estimate is $7.65B.
