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The closing price of Worthington Enterprises Inc (NYSE: WOR) was $51.60 for the day, up 0.16% from the previous closing price of $51.52. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. WOR stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.08.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WOR’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 11.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.60 and its Current Ratio is at 3.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
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, Seaport Research Partners on January 30, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
On September 26, 2024, Canaccord Genuity reiterated its Hold rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $52 to $46.
On January 30, 2024, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $56.Canaccord Genuity initiated its Hold rating on January 30, 2024, with a $56 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 Oct 11 ’24 when HAYEK JOSEPH B bought 2,500 shares for $40.21 per share. The transaction valued at 100,525 led to the insider holds 168,875 shares of the business.
HORTON OZEY K JR sold 1,000 shares of WOR for $61,340 on Apr 05 ’24. The Director now owns 40,688 shares after completing the transaction at $61.34 per share. On Apr 01 ’24, another insider, ROSE B ANDREW, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 75,568 shares for $61.27 each. As a result, the insider received 4,630,064 and left with 437,698 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, WOR now has a Market Capitalization of 2582270208 and an Enterprise Value of 2642482176. As of this moment, Worthington’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.288 whereas that against EBITDA is 31.929.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WOR is 1.12, which has changed by -0.15672493 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WOR has reached a high of $62.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.39%.
Shares Statistics:
WOR traded an average of 359.83K shares per day over the past three months and 787170 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 50.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.35M. Insiders hold about 37.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 50.39% stake in the company. Shares short for WOR as of 1741910400 were 1175742 with a Short Ratio of 3.27, compared to 1739491200 on 1249592. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1175742 and a Short% of Float of 4.4099998000000005.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.67, WOR has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.67. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013004659The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.08. The current Payout Ratio is 43.69% for WOR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-12-01 when the company split stock in a 1622:1000 ratio.
