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After finishing at $213.74 in the prior trading day, Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE: EXP) closed at $214.18, up 0.21%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.35 million shares were traded. EXP stock price reached its highest trading level at $215.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $212.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EXP 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 342.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 2.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $330 to $310.
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 May 22 ’25 when Rush David E bought 1,000 shares for $213.66 per share. The transaction valued at 213,660 led to the insider holds 2,000 shares of the business.
NICOLAIS MICHAEL R bought 310 shares of EXP for $79,781 on Feb 10 ’25. The Director now owns 3,655 shares after completing the transaction at $257.36 per share. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, Cribbs Eric, who serves as the President (American Gypsum) of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $319.64 each. As a result, the insider received 319,640 and left with 12,937 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, EXP now has a Market Capitalization of 6988886016 and an Enterprise Value of 7865415680. As of this moment, Eagle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.479 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.375.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EXP is 1.24, which has changed by -0.0028864145 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EXP has reached a high of $321.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $191.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 438.96K shares per day over the past 3-months and 459430 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 34.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.29M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.89% stake in the company. Shares short for EXP as of 1749772800 were 1377941 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, compared to 1747267200 on 1434187. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1377941 and a Short% of Float of 5.4399999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EXP’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0046785814The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.42. The current Payout Ratio is 7.26% for EXP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1750032000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-02-27 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
