Ratio Review: Analyzing Kellanova Co (K)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $80.30 in the prior trading day, Kellanova Co (NYSE: K) closed at $80.59, up 0.36%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.54 million shares were traded. K stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $80.27.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of K 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 101.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.67.

On August 12, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $75.

RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on August 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $62 to $76.

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 Aug 21 ’24 when KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST sold 77,800 shares for $80.32 per share. The transaction valued at 6,249,098 led to the insider holds 50,675,238 shares of the business.

KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST sold 77,800 shares of K for $6,227,517 on Aug 14 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 50,753,038 shares after completing the transaction at $80.05 per share. On Aug 07 ’24, another insider, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, who serves as the Owner of approximately 20% of of the company, bought 311,200 shares for $74.01 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, K now has a Market Capitalization of 27718688768 and an Enterprise Value of 33876973568. As of this moment, Kellanova’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.868.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, K has reached a high of $80.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $47.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 29.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 40.08%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.61M shares per day over the past 3-months and 9217220 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 340.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 289.45M. Insiders hold about 15.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.67% stake in the company. Shares short for K as of 1722384000 were 11472149 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1719532800 on 12331143. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11472149 and a Short% of Float of 4.0700004.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, K’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.28, compared to 2.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028393524The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.62.

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