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As of close of business last night, Constellation Brands Inc’s stock clocked out at $184.31, up 0.11% from its previous closing price of $184.11. In other words, the price has increased by $0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. STZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $185.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $182.08.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of STZ’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 451.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.46 and its Current Ratio is at 1.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.37.
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, Needham on March 27, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $215 from $240 previously.
On March 20, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $260 to $200.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on February 27, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $220 to $202.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 17 ’25 when GILES WILLIAM T bought 1,000 shares for $186.39 per share. The transaction valued at 186,390 led to the insider holds 1,463 shares of the business.
WildStar Partners LLC sold 660 shares of STZ for $159,060 on Nov 20 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 1,736,884 shares after completing the transaction at $241.00 per share. On Nov 20 ’24, another insider, SANDS RICHARD, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 660 shares for $241.00 each. As a result, the insider received 159,060 and left with 20,428,521 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, STZ now has a Market Capitalization of 33305737216 and an Enterprise Value of 45605355520. As of this moment, Constellation’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.478 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.649.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STZ is 0.81, which has changed by -0.30710524 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, STZ has reached a high of $274.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $160.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.48%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that STZ traded 2.81M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2243270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 180.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.81M. Insiders hold about 23.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.05% stake in the company. Shares short for STZ as of 1741910400 were 3743460 with a Short Ratio of 1.33, compared to 1739491200 on 2544319. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3743460 and a Short% of Float of 2.16.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.92, STZ has a forward annual dividend rate of 4.04. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02129162The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.46. The current Payout Ratio is 37.91% for STZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1738886400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
