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Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) closed the day trading at $69.67 down -0.24% from the previous closing price of $69.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BBY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.24.
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, Telsey Advisory Group on May 23, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $90 from $100 previously.
On April 03, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $70.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on March 05, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $110 to $100.
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 Mar 24 ’25 when Bilunas Matthew M sold 51,000 shares for $74.20 per share. The transaction valued at 3,784,200 led to the insider holds 55,856 shares of the business.
Bilunas Matthew M sold 9,482 shares of BBY for $688,839 on Mar 21 ’25. The SEVP Enterprise Strategy & CFO now owns 106,856 shares after completing the transaction at $72.65 per share. On Mar 21 ’25, another insider, Watson Mathew, who serves as the SVP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 2,951 shares for $72.65 each. As a result, the insider received 214,381 and left with 21,371 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Best’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.25.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BBY has reached a high of $103.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.93%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 211.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.77M. Insiders hold about 7.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.75% stake in the company.
