Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding ArcBest Corp (ARCB) Through Ratios

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The closing price of ArcBest Corp (NASDAQ: ARCB) was $63.42 for the day, down -11.62% from the previous closing price of $71.76. In other words, the price has decreased by -$11.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. ARCB stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.9874 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.52.

Ratios:

Our analysis of ARCB’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.01 and its Current Ratio is at 1.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.

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, Truist on March 13, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $93.

On October 14, 2024, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $131 to $114.

On October 09, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $111.Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating on October 09, 2024, with a $111 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 13 ’25 when Beasley John Matthew bought 700 shares for $74.89 per share. The transaction valued at 52,423 led to the insider holds 8,142 shares of the business.

Philip Craig E sold 3,900 shares of ARCB for $428,649 on Nov 22 ’24. The Director now owns 23,250 shares after completing the transaction at $109.91 per share. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Philip Craig E, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,900 shares for $109.91 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARCB now has a Market Capitalization of 1662834304 and an Enterprise Value of 1729325056. As of this moment, ArcBest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.414 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.674.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for ARCB is 1.65, which has changed by -0.57490444 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARCB has reached a high of $152.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.40%.

Shares Statistics:

ARCB traded an average of 356.08K shares per day over the past three months and 592850 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 23.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 22.71M. Insiders hold about 1.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.42% stake in the company. Shares short for ARCB as of 1741910400 were 1476804 with a Short Ratio of 3.86, compared to 1739491200 on 1444811. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1476804 and a Short% of Float of 10.4899995.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.48, ARCB has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.48. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0066889627The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.56.

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