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After finishing at $74.5 in the prior trading day, Masco Corp (NYSE: MAS) closed at $74.26, down -0.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.71 million shares were traded. MAS stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.18.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MAS 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 39.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.24. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.82.
On April 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $71.
Oppenheimer Upgraded its Perform to Outperform on January 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $89.
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 22 ’25 when Shah Jai sold 82,910 shares for $76.04 per share. The transaction valued at 6,304,327 led to the insider holds 39,638 shares of the business.
Shah Jai bought 82,910 shares of MAS for $6,304,329 on Aug 22 ’25. On Aug 19 ’25, another insider, Eisman Heath M, who serves as the VP, Controller and CAO of the company, sold 2,431 shares for $74.62 each. As a result, the insider received 181,401 and left with 12,036 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, MAS now has a Market Capitalization of 15547371520 and an Enterprise Value of 18665590784. As of this moment, Masco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.436 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.444.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAS is 1.19, which has changed by -0.057733774 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MAS has reached a high of $86.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.20%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2142680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 209.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 208.59M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.58% stake in the company. Shares short for MAS as of 1753920000 were 5861652 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1751241600 on 6856464. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5861652 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MAS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.2, compared to 1.22 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016107384The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.62. The current Payout Ratio is 31.44% for MAS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-01 when the company split stock in a 1138:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 20.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Masco Corp (MAS) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.85, with high estimates of $0.91 and low estimates of $0.79.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.12 and $3.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.04. EPS for the following year is $4.34, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $4.6 and $3.9.
Revenue Estimates
20 analysts predict $1.94B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.02B to a low estimate of $1.84B. As of the current estimate, Masco Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.98BFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.84B. There is a high estimate of $1.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.75B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MAS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.83BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.27B and the low estimate is $7.73B.
