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After finishing at $156.98 in the prior trading day, Ferguson Enterprises Inc (NYSE: FERG) closed at $155.81, down -0.75%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.37 million shares were traded. FERG stock price reached its highest trading level at $158.395 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $154.45.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FERG 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 40.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
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 this company, Morgan Stanley on February 03, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $204.
On January 08, 2025, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $185 to $225.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on January 08, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $230 to $193.
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 06 ’25 when Morrissey Victoria sold 2,000 shares for $177.00 per share. The transaction valued at 354,000 led to the insider holds 4,282 shares of the business.
Morrissey Victoria bought 2,000 shares of FERG for $354,000 on Jan 06 ’25. On Dec 18 ’24, another insider, May Brian, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 686 shares for $185.14 each. As a result, the insider paid 127,006 and bolstered with 3,268 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, FERG now has a Market Capitalization of 31268884480 and an Enterprise Value of 35940675584. As of this moment, Ferguson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.202 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.584.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FERG is 1.15, which has changed by -0.24316317 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FERG has reached a high of $225.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $154.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.07%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.78M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3256040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 199.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 197.52M. Insiders hold about 1.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.77% stake in the company. Shares short for FERG as of 1740700800 were 3120651 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, compared to 1738281600 on 2687515. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3120651 and a Short% of Float of 1.78.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FERG’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.24, compared to 2.41 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020639572The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.98. The current Payout Ratio is 37.06% for FERG, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-20 with an ex-dividend date of 1742515200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-06-11 when the company split stock in a 947:1000 ratio.
