Ratios in Focus: Analyzing Dow Inc (DOW)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) closed at $49.48 down -1.26% from its previous closing price of $50.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.86 million shares were traded. DOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $49.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.32.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Dow 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 10.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 41.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.

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, JP Morgan on April 26, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $61 from $55 previously.

BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $57 to $60.

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 Nov 16 ’23 when DAVIS RICHARD K bought 5,000 shares for $51.09 per share. The transaction valued at 255,437 led to the insider holds 33,665 shares of the business.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DOW now has a Market Capitalization of 35081617408 and an Enterprise Value of 49797537792. As of this moment, Dow’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.153 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.263.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, DOW has reached a high of $60.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $47.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.78%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, DOW has traded an average of 4.17M shares per day and 4631070 over the past ten days. A total of 702.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 698.62M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.45% stake in the company. Shares short for DOW as of 1728950400 were 16709324 with a Short Ratio of 4.01, compared to 1726185600 on 12757837. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16709324 and a Short% of Float of 2.39.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DOW is 2.80, from 2.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.055877067The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.25.

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