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In the latest session, Buckle, Inc (NYSE: BKE) closed at $39.94 up 2.28% from its previous closing price of $39.05. In other words, the price has increased by $2.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. BKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.25.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Buckle, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 2.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
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, UBS on November 12, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $46 from $31 previously.
On January 05, 2024, UBS Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $34.
On April 10, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $37.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on April 10, 2023, with a $37 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 NELSON DENNIS H sold 15,340 shares for $36.32 per share. The transaction valued at 557,213 led to the insider holds 1,647,695 shares of the business.
Dennis Nelson bought 127,831 shares of BKE for $4,747,643 on Mar 17 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, NELSON DENNIS H, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 15,340 shares for $39.51 each. As a result, the insider received 606,059 and left with 1,663,035 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, BKE now has a Market Capitalization of 2027897472 and an Enterprise Value of 2026691200. As of this moment, Buckle,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.664 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.692.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BKE is 0.90, which has changed by 0.037672162 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BKE has reached a high of $51.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.40%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BKE has traded an average of 560.83K shares per day and 1000180 over the past ten days. A total of 50.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.76M. Insiders hold about 39.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.56% stake in the company. Shares short for BKE as of 1740700800 were 2905189 with a Short Ratio of 5.18, compared to 1738281600 on 2773031. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2905189 and a Short% of Float of 9.5.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BKE is 1.40, from 1.4 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03585147The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.59. The current Payout Ratio is 35.99% for BKE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1736899200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-13 when the company split stock in a 10241:10000 ratio.