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After finishing at $176.50 in the prior trading day, Ferguson Enterprises Inc (NYSE: FERG) closed at $177.31, up 0.46%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded. FERG stock price reached its highest trading level at $177.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $175.76.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FERG 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 54.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on October 23, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $234.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on January 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $175 to $210.
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 Dec 18 ’24 when May Brian bought 686 shares for $185.14 per share. The transaction valued at 127,006 led to the insider holds 3,268 shares of the business.
BECKWITT RICHARD bought 2,500 shares of FERG for $484,231 on Dec 11 ’24. The Director now owns 3,719 shares after completing the transaction at $193.69 per share. On Oct 14 ’24, another insider, Winckler Richard, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,325 shares for $201.75 each. As a result, the insider received 267,319 and left with 1,000 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 35583635456 and an Enterprise Value of 48655011840. As of this moment, Ferguson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.37. 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 1.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.338.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FERG has reached a high of $225.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $172.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.44%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2502200 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 200.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 198.09M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.08% stake in the company. Shares short for FERG as of 1731628800 were 2565143 with a Short Ratio of 1.62, compared to 1728950400 on 2714844. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2565143 and a Short% of Float of 1.47.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.01.
