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After finishing at $72.62 in the prior trading day, Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) closed at $71.45, down -1.61%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.17 million shares were traded. BBY stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.24.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BBY 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 11.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.26 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on November 26, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $95 from $90 previously.
On July 14, 2025, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $75.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on May 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $100 to $90.
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 Oct 30 ’25 when SCHULZE RICHARD M sold 74,553 shares for $84.31 per share. The transaction valued at 6,285,392 led to the insider holds 11,451,911 shares of the business.
SCHULZE RICHARD M sold 62,834 shares of BBY for $5,286,928 on Oct 29 ’25. The Chairman Emeritus now owns 11,526,464 shares after completing the transaction at $84.14 per share. On Oct 30 ’25, another insider, SCHULZE RICHARD M, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 74,553 shares for $84.31 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BBY now has a Market Capitalization of 15011734528 and an Enterprise Value of 17986283520. As of this moment, Best’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.05. 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 5.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.43 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.899.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BBY is 1.43, which has changed by -0.14765257 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, BBY has reached a high of $91.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.27%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.81M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4758220 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 210.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.99M. Insiders hold about 6.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.31% stake in the company. Shares short for BBY as of 1764288000 were 11941999 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1761868800 on 13204959. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11941999 and a Short% of Float of 7.32.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BBY’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.79, compared to 3.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.052189477. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.02. The current Payout Ratio is 87.85% for BBY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-08-04 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) is the result of assessments by 22.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.25, with high estimates of $1.31 and low estimates of $1.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.78 and $6.26 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.34. EPS for the following year is $6.75, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $7.1 and $6.19.
Revenue Estimates
19 analysts predict $13.99B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $14.14B to a low estimate of $13.81B. As of. The current estimate, Best Buy Co. Inc’s year-ago sales were $13.95BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.91B. There is a high estimate of $9.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.82B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BBY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $42.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $41.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $41.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $41.53BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $42.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $43.86B and the low estimate is $41.88B.
