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The closing price of Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) was $28.14 for the day, up 0.54% from the previous closing price of $27.99. In other words, the price has increased by $0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.76 million shares were traded. DOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.605.
Ratios:
Our analysis of DOW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.01.
On April 15, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $28.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on April 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $31.
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 Feb 07 ’25 when Dial Debra L. bought 675 shares for $38.81 per share. The transaction valued at 26,197 led to the insider holds 2,700 shares of the business.
Banister Gaurdie E. JR. bought 7,339 shares of DOW for $299,932 on Dec 13 ’24. The Director now owns 10,924 shares after completing the transaction at $40.87 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Fitterling James R, who serves as the Chair and CEO of the company, bought 14,200 shares for $41.52 each. As a result, the insider paid 589,574 and bolstered with 247,541 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, DOW now has a Market Capitalization of 19891097600 and an Enterprise Value of 35671699456. As of this moment, Dow’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 70.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.837 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.89.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DOW is 0.86, which has changed by -0.4835466 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DOW has reached a high of $55.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.69%.
Shares Statistics:
DOW traded an average of 10.69M shares per day over the past three months and 13772210 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 706.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 703.88M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.55% stake in the company. Shares short for DOW as of 1749772800 were 33527712 with a Short Ratio of 3.31, compared to 1747267200 on 29331224. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33527712 and a Short% of Float of 5.37.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.8, DOW has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.10003573The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.55.
