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Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) closed the day trading at $39.37 down -0.48% from the previous closing price of $39.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.14 million shares were traded. ARMK stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.31.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ARMK, 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 17.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.11.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on September 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $36 to $42.50.
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 Nov 26 ’24 when Harrington Lauren A sold 7,909 shares for $42.17 per share. The transaction valued at 333,523 led to the insider holds 89,447 shares of the business.
Harrington Lauren A bought 7,909 shares of ARMK for $333,489 on Nov 26 ’24.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARMK now has a Market Capitalization of 10348443648 and an Enterprise Value of 16425066496. As of this moment, Aramark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.919 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.154.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARMK is 1.22, which has changed by 0.13654733 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARMK has reached a high of $44.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.82%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ARMK traded about 1.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ARMK traded about 2231230 shares per day. A total of 262.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 260.32M. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.36% stake in the company. Shares short for ARMK as of 1752537600 were 8123880 with a Short Ratio of 4.58, compared to 1749772800 on 8860735. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8123880 and a Short% of Float of 3.11.
Dividends & Splits
ARMK’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.42, up from 0.42 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0106450375The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.22. The current Payout Ratio is 38.53% for ARMK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-10-02 when the company split stock in a 1385:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Aramark (ARMK) involves the perspectives of 10.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.65 and low estimates of $0.52.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.98 and $1.89 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.93. EPS for the following year is $2.3, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $2.5 and $2.16.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $5.17B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.24B to a low estimate of $5.13B. As of the current estimate, Aramark’s year-ago sales were $4.42BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.91B. There is a high estimate of $4.97B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.85B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ARMK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.64B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.4BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.69B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.14B and the low estimate is $19.32B.
