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The price of Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) closed at $74.87 in the last session, up 0.05% from day before closing price of $74.83. In other words, the price has increased by $0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.33 million shares were traded. BBY stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.56.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BBY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
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, Telsey Advisory Group on March 05, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $100 from $110 previously.
On November 27, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $115 to $110.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on August 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $95 to $115.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 24 ’25 when Bilunas Matthew M sold 51,000 shares for $74.20 per share. The transaction valued at 3,784,200 led to the insider holds 55,856 shares of the business.
Bilunas Matthew M sold 9,482 shares of BBY for $688,839 on Mar 21 ’25. The SEVP Enterprise Strategy & CFO now owns 106,856 shares after completing the transaction at $72.65 per share. On Mar 21 ’25, another insider, Watson Mathew, who serves as the SVP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 2,951 shares for $72.65 each. As a result, the insider received 214,381 and left with 21,371 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, BBY now has a Market Capitalization of 15825272832 and an Enterprise Value of 18124247040. As of this moment, Best’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.436 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.971.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BBY is 1.44, which has changed by -0.08292502 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, BBY has reached a high of $103.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $69.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.11%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BBY traded on average about 3.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3326880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 211.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.35M. Insiders hold about 8.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.63% stake in the company. Shares short for BBY as of 1741910400 were 14056966 with a Short Ratio of 4.63, compared to 1739491200 on 16492257. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14056966 and a Short% of Float of 8.55.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BBY is 3.77, which was 3.76 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.050247226The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.59. The current Payout Ratio is 87.85% for BBY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-25 with an ex-dividend date of 1742860800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-08-04 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
