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In the latest session, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) closed at $90.17 down -1.44% from its previous closing price of $91.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. CALM stock price reached its highest trading level at $91.9129 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.3.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.26 and its Current Ratio is at 3.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On April 25, 2023, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $67 to $60.
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 Apr 17 ’25 when BAKER ADOLPHUS B sold 1,147,350 shares for $90.60 per share. The transaction valued at 103,949,910 led to the insider holds 230,570 shares of the business.
BAKER ADOLPHUS B sold 140,266 shares of CALM for $12,708,100 on Apr 17 ’25. The Board Chair now owns 1,319,034 shares after completing the transaction at $90.60 per share. On Jan 14 ’25, another insider, Poole James E, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 909 shares for $109.97 each. As a result, the insider received 99,963 and left with 9,261 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, CALM now has a Market Capitalization of 4436724736 and an Enterprise Value of 3187836672. As of this moment, Cal-Maine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.839 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.389.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CALM is 0.18, which has changed by 0.51089144 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CALM has reached a high of $116.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.61%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CALM has traded an average of 1.12M shares per day and 1723410 over the past ten days. A total of 44.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.27M. Insiders hold about 15.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.88% stake in the company. Shares short for CALM as of 1743379200 were 5163916 with a Short Ratio of 4.61, compared to 1740700800 on 5172199. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5163916 and a Short% of Float of 16.68.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CALM is 4.28, from 6.735 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.073614605The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.87. The current Payout Ratio is 32.96% for CALM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-29 with an ex-dividend date of 1745971200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
