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In the latest session, Masco Corp (NYSE: MAS) closed at $73.52 down -0.07% from its previous closing price of $73.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.38 million shares were traded. MAS stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.97.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Masco Corp’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 39.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.82.
On April 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $71.
Oppenheimer Upgraded its Perform to Outperform on January 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $89.
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 11 ’25 when Straber Renee sold 3,139 shares for $71.78 per share. The transaction valued at 225,302 led to the insider holds 33,027 shares of the business.
Straber Renee bought 3,139 shares of MAS for $225,302 on Mar 11 ’25. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Alexander Mark R., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,172 shares for $74.03 each. As a result, the insider received 1,493,359 and left with 17,919 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, MAS now has a Market Capitalization of 15392440320 and an Enterprise Value of 18460413952. As of this moment, Masco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.409 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.307.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAS is 1.19, which has changed by -0.04233426 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MAS has reached a high of $86.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.79%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MAS has traded an average of 2.25M shares per day and 2437930 over the past ten days. A total of 209.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 208.59M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.57% stake in the company. Shares short for MAS as of 1753920000 were 5861652 with a Short Ratio of 2.61, compared to 1751241600 on 6856464. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5861652 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MAS is 1.22, from 1.2 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016310997The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.62. The current Payout Ratio is 31.44% for MAS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-01 when the company split stock in a 1138:1000 ratio.
