Investor’s Toolkit: Key Ratios for Assessing ArcBest Corp (ARCB)’s Performance

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ArcBest Corp (NASDAQ: ARCB) closed the day trading at $58.42 down -9.66% from the previous closing price of $64.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of ARCB, 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 8.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.50. 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:

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 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:

As of this moment, ArcBest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, ARCB has reached a high of $139.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -40.03%.

Shares Statistics:

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 102.24% stake in the company.

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