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After finishing at $18.33 in the prior trading day, Caleres Inc (NYSE: CAL) closed at $17.18, down -6.27%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. CAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.945 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.12.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CAL 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 17.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.85.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on May 25, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $35 to $25.
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 17 ’25 when Gendreau Kyle bought 5,000 shares for $19.93 per share. The transaction valued at 99,661 led to the insider holds 5,000 shares of the business.
Hendra Carla C bought 68,093 shares of CAL for $2,291,329 on Sep 17 ’24. On Jul 22 ’24, another insider, SULLIVAN DIANE M, who serves as the Executive Chair of the company, sold 17,068 shares for $35.45 each. As a result, the insider received 605,079 and left with 150,449 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, CAL now has a Market Capitalization of 577747968 and an Enterprise Value of 1896425984. As of this moment, Caleres’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 14.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.677 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.892.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAL is 1.93, which has changed by -0.43478262 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAL has reached a high of $44.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -29.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 690.08K shares per day over the past 3-months and 599190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 33.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.31M. Insiders hold about 3.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.14% stake in the company. Shares short for CAL as of 1731628800 were 2152487 with a Short Ratio of 3.83, compared to 1728950400 on 3141440. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2152487 and a Short% of Float of 9.08.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.53. The current Payout Ratio is 5.84% for CAL, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1726185600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-04-03 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.