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After finishing at $2.89 in the prior trading day, Gerdau S.A. ADR (NYSE: GGB) closed at $2.9, up 0.35%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.35% from its previous closing price. On the day, 24.62 million shares were traded. GGB stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.89.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GGB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.28 and its Current Ratio is at 2.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GGB now has a Market Capitalization of 5604220928 and an Enterprise Value of 15210716160. As of this moment, Gerdau’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.223 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.765.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GGB is 1.35, which has changed by -0.121212125 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GGB has reached a high of $3.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.14%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 12.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 16501360 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.31B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.29B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 24.65% stake in the company. Shares short for GGB as of 1748563200 were 14688278 with a Short Ratio of 1.17, compared to 1745971200 on 13993208. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14688278 and a Short% of Float of 1.72.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GGB’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.64, compared to 0.11 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.22145328The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.15. The current Payout Ratio is 34.08% for GGB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1747008000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-04-18 when the company split stock in a 6:5 ratio.
