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In the latest session, Exponent Inc (NASDAQ: EXPO) closed at $78.99 down -1.24% from its previous closing price of $79.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. EXPO stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.02.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Exponent Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.74 and its Current Ratio is at 2.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.18.
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, UBS on June 01, 2023, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $99.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Reiss Richard sold 1,736 shares for $85.93 per share. The transaction valued at 149,175 led to the insider holds 1,800 shares of the business.
Reiss Richard bought 1,736 shares of EXPO for $149,175 on Feb 26 ’25. On Nov 20 ’24, another insider, JOHNSTON PAUL R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,300 shares for $95.03 each. As a result, the insider received 123,545 and left with 59,406 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, EXPO now has a Market Capitalization of 4009326848 and an Enterprise Value of 3836708352. As of this moment, Exponent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 36.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.4 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.685.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EXPO is 0.95, which has changed by -0.17036027 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EXPO has reached a high of $115.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.91%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EXPO has traded an average of 326.11K shares per day and 346240 over the past ten days. A total of 50.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.22M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.19% stake in the company. Shares short for EXPO as of 1743379200 were 1498934 with a Short Ratio of 4.60, compared to 1740700800 on 1497337. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1498934 and a Short% of Float of 3.8599998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for EXPO is 1.14, from 1.12 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0140035The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.99. The current Payout Ratio is 52.99% for EXPO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1741305600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-06-08 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
