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As of close of business last night, Ferguson Plc.’s stock clocked out at $211.90, up 1.78% from its previous closing price of $208.19. In other words, the price has increased by $1.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. FERG stock price reached its highest trading level at $212.8699 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $209.05.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of FERG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 61.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
On January 04, 2024, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $175 to $210.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on October 31, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $160 to $138.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 17 ’23 when Murphy Kevin Michael sold 641 shares for $164.94 per share. The transaction valued at 105,769 led to the insider holds 123,469 shares of the business.
Graham Ian T. sold 387 shares of FERG for $63,858 on Oct 17 ’23. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 5,854 shares after completing the transaction at $164.95 per share. On Oct 17 ’23, another insider, Schlicher Jake, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 288 shares for $164.93 each. As a result, the insider received 47,580 and left with 7,047 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, FERG now has a Market Capitalization of 42883682304 and an Enterprise Value of 46873722880. As of this moment, Ferguson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.597 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.933.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FERG has reached a high of $224.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $133.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.61%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that FERG traded 1.21M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1226620 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 204.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 200.65M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.18% stake in the company. Shares short for FERG as of 1711584000 were 2616159 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1709164800 on 2581705.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.08, FERG has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.08. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014794178The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.16.
