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In the latest session, Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) closed at $28.34 down -0.42% from its previous closing price of $28.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.01 million shares were traded. DOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.1.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Dow Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.01.
On April 15, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $28.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on April 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $31.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when Dial Debra L. bought 675 shares for $38.81 per share. The transaction valued at 26,197 led to the insider holds 2,700 shares of the business.
Banister Gaurdie E. JR. bought 7,339 shares of DOW for $299,932 on Dec 13 ’24. The Director now owns 10,924 shares after completing the transaction at $40.87 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Fitterling James R, who serves as the Chair and CEO of the company, bought 14,200 shares for $41.52 each. As a result, the insider paid 589,574 and bolstered with 247,541 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, DOW now has a Market Capitalization of 20032468992 and an Enterprise Value of 35671699456. As of this moment, Dow’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 70.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.837 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.89.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DOW is 0.87, which has changed by -0.4792356 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DOW has reached a high of $55.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.64%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DOW has traded an average of 10.68M shares per day and 11904230 over the past ten days. A total of 706.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 703.88M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.49% stake in the company. Shares short for DOW as of 1749772800 were 33527712 with a Short Ratio of 3.32, compared to 1747267200 on 29331224. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33527712 and a Short% of Float of 5.37.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DOW is 2.80, from 2.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.098383695The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.55.
