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After finishing at $28.92 in the prior trading day, Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) closed at $28.34, down -2.01%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.67 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DOW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.01.
On April 04, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $31.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $60 to $53.
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 Feb 07 ’25 when Dial Debra L. bought 675 shares for $38.81 per share. The transaction valued at 26,197 led to the insider holds 2,700 shares of the business.
Banister Gaurdie E. JR. bought 7,339 shares of DOW for $299,932 on Dec 13 ’24. The Director now owns 10,924 shares after completing the transaction at $40.87 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Fitterling James R, who serves as the Chair and CEO of the company, bought 14,200 shares for $41.52 each. As a result, the insider paid 589,574 and bolstered with 247,541 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Dow’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 70.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DOW has reached a high of $58.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.21%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 706.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 703.82M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.70% stake in the company.