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The closing price of GMS Inc (NYSE: GMS) was $99.69 for the day, down -0.72% from the previous closing price of $100.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72% from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.06 million shares were traded. GMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $98.65.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GMS’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 68.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.05.
On August 23, 2023, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $82.
Loop Capital Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 09, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $60.
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 Apr 07 ’25 when Turner John C JR bought 3,650 shares for $70.00 per share. The transaction valued at 255,500 led to the insider holds 66,928 shares of the business.
Gilliam Theron I sold 12,474 shares of GMS for $916,340 on Apr 01 ’25. The Director now owns 31,507 shares after completing the transaction at $73.46 per share. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, Gilliam Theron I, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 12,474 shares for $72.54 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GMS now has a Market Capitalization of 3821516544 and an Enterprise Value of 5336354816. As of this moment, GMS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.968 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.281.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GMS is 1.63, which has changed by 0.25522542 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GMS has reached a high of $105.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 30.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.93%.
Shares Statistics:
GMS traded an average of 486.22K shares per day over the past three months and 1353980 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 38.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.78M. Insiders hold about 0.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.26% stake in the company. Shares short for GMS as of 1748563200 were 1676841 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1745971200 on 1563229. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1676841 and a Short% of Float of 6.47.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
