Deeper Dive: Understanding DXC Technology Co (DXC) Through its Various Ratios

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The price of DXC Technology Co (NYSE: DXC) closed at $18.26 in the last session, down -1.93% from day before closing price of $18.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. DXC stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.13.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at DXC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.54.

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, Guggenheim on March 19, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $22.

On January 24, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $27 to $24.

Citigroup Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on January 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $21.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’24 when Drumgoole Christopher sold 10,000 shares for $20.33 per share. The transaction valued at 203,267 led to the insider holds 214,682 shares of the business.

Voci Christopher Anthony sold 2,500 shares of DXC for $51,494 on Mar 14 ’24. The SVP, Controller and PAO now owns 70,851 shares after completing the transaction at $20.60 per share. On Mar 01 ’24, another insider, DECKELMAN WILLIAM L JR, who serves as the EVP & General Counsel of the company, sold 18,102 shares for $21.88 each. As a result, the insider received 396,072 and left with 106,704 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, DXC now has a Market Capitalization of 3356681216 and an Enterprise Value of 7165950976. As of this moment, DXC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.524 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.133.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for DXC is 1.74, which has changed by -0.31094342 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23886502 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DXC has reached a high of $28.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.63%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, DXC traded on average about 2.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2646820 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 178.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.12M. Insiders hold about 1.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.52% stake in the company. Shares short for DXC as of 1718323200 were 16629039 with a Short Ratio of 5.88, compared to 1715731200 on 15905660. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16629039 and a Short% of Float of 12.870000000000001.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.62. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for DXC, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-03-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1585008000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-06-01 when the company split stock in a 1156:1000 ratio.

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