Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
In the latest session, Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (NYSE: ARCO) closed at $7.35 down -2.65% from its previous closing price of $7.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.8 million shares were traded. ARCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.515 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.3.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.54.
On December 01, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.
On September 27, 2022, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $9.Barclays initiated its Overweight rating on September 27, 2022, with a $9 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 17 ’25 when Rabach Marcelo bought 100,000 shares for $8.34 per share.
BASTIDAS SALDARRIAGA JUAN DAVI bought 7,889 shares of ARCO for $64,274 on Nov 27 ’24. On Aug 30 ’24, another insider, Annette Franqui, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 200,000 shares for $1.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARCO now has a Market Capitalization of 1548373120 and an Enterprise Value of 3370167552. As of this moment, Arcos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.755 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.968.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARCO is 0.61, which has changed by -0.26056337 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, ARCO has reached a high of $10.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ARCO has traded an average of 1.53M shares per day and 1686450 over the past ten days. A total of 130.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.07M. Insiders hold about 42.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 45.88% stake in the company. Shares short for ARCO as of 1749772800 were 2565909 with a Short Ratio of 2.08, compared to 1747267200 on 2326456. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2565909 and a Short% of Float of 2.4899999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ARCO is 0.24, from 0.24 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031788077
