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Columbus Mckinnon Corp (NASDAQ: CMCO) closed the day trading at $14.71 down -13.98% from the previous closing price of $17.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. CMCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CMCO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 2.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
On February 11, 2025, DA Davidson Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $35.
On June 04, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $53.JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating on June 04, 2024, with a $53 target price.
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 Mar 19 ’25 when Bohl Kathryn V bought 2,819 shares for $17.99 per share. The transaction valued at 50,714 led to the insider holds 14,812 shares of the business.
Beliveau-Dunn Jeanne bought 160 shares of CMCO for $2,934 on Mar 14 ’25. The Director now owns 2,576 shares after completing the transaction at $18.34 per share. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, Chintapalli Appal, who serves as the President of EMEA & APAC of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $16.96 each. As a result, the insider paid 101,760 and bolstered with 27,523 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, CMCO now has a Market Capitalization of 420889888 and an Enterprise Value of 935401344. As of this moment, Columbus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.953 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.766.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMCO is 1.31, which has changed by -0.648926 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMCO has reached a high of $45.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -35.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -54.14%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CMCO traded about 595.13K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CMCO traded about 471920 shares per day. A total of 28.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.95M. Insiders hold about 2.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.62% stake in the company. Shares short for CMCO as of 1741910400 were 712836 with a Short Ratio of 1.20, compared to 1739491200 on 519417. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 712836 and a Short% of Float of 2.52.
Dividends & Splits
CMCO’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.28, up from 0.28 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01637427The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.73.
