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Ferguson Enterprises Inc (NYSE: FERG) closed the day trading at $178.78 down -2.10% from the previous closing price of $182.61. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.06 million shares were traded. FERG stock price reached its highest trading level at $182.1675 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $177.915.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FERG, 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 54.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.
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 the company, BofA Securities on January 08, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $225 from $185 previously.
On January 08, 2025, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $230 to $193.
On October 23, 2024, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $234.Oppenheimer initiated its Outperform rating on October 23, 2024, with a $234 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 Jan 06 ’25 when Morrissey Victoria sold 2,000 shares for $177.00 per share. The transaction valued at 354,000 led to the insider holds 4,282 shares of the business.
Morrissey Victoria bought 2,000 shares of FERG for $354,000 on Jan 06 ’25. On Dec 18 ’24, another insider, May Brian, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 686 shares for $185.14 each. As a result, the insider paid 127,006 and bolstered with 3,268 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, FERG now has a Market Capitalization of 35878641664 and an Enterprise Value of 48655011840. As of this moment, Ferguson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.338.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FERG is 1.25, which has changed by -0.067299664 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23095727 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FERG has reached a high of $225.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $167.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.82%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FERG traded about 1.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FERG traded about 1638010 shares per day. A total of 200.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 198.08M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.18% stake in the company. Shares short for FERG as of 1731628800 were 2565143 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1728950400 on 2714844. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2565143 and a Short% of Float of 1.47.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.01. The current Payout Ratio is 37.06% for FERG, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-20 with an ex-dividend date of 1727395200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-06-11 when the company split stock in a 947:1000 ratio.
