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Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) closed the day trading at $183.21 down -1.11% from the previous closing price of $185.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. OC stock price reached its highest trading level at $185.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $182.09.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of OC, 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 30.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 1.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.97.
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 the company, Wells Fargo on Dec-18-24, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $225 from $195 previously.
On December 11, 2024, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $192 to $245.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $178 to $191.
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 13 ’24 when Smith Gunner sold 17,450 shares for $191.19 per share. The transaction valued at 3,336,266 led to the insider holds 18,866 shares of the business.
Smith Gunner bought 17,450 shares of OC for $3,336,250 on Dec 13 ’24. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Mendez-Andino Jose, who serves as the EVP, Chief R&D Officer of the company, sold 2,593 shares for $193.48 each. As a result, the insider received 501,694 and left with 12,304 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, OC now has a Market Capitalization of 15716542464 and an Enterprise Value of 21400403968. As of this moment, Owens’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.05 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.869.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, OC has reached a high of $214.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $138.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.72%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, OC traded about 766.02K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, OC traded about 806980 shares per day. A total of 85.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 84.93M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.79% stake in the company. Shares short for OC as of 1732838400 were 1479257 with a Short Ratio of 1.93, compared to 1730332800 on 1566881. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1479257 and a Short% of Float of 2.26.
Dividends & Splits
OC’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.40, up from 2.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012954767The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.41.