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After finishing at $41.68 in the prior trading day, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) closed at $40.92, down -1.82%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.56 million shares were traded. USB stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.81.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of USB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
On January 02, 2025, DA Davidson Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $58 to $60.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on December 19, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $57.
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 Mar 07 ’25 when Roy Arijit sold 2,237 shares for $43.67 per share. The transaction valued at 97,701 led to the insider holds 39,994 shares of the business.
Roy Arijit bought 2,237 shares of USB for $97,701 on Mar 07 ’25. On Feb 13 ’25, another insider, DOLAN TERRANCE R, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $46.98 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, USB now has a Market Capitalization of 63753764864 and an Enterprise Value of 91382595584. As of this moment, U.S.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.641.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for USB is 0.94, which has changed by -0.027566552 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, USB has reached a high of $53.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.62%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.19M shares per day over the past 3-months and 11916100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.56B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.55B. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.47% stake in the company. Shares short for USB as of 1740700800 were 25157305 with a Short Ratio of 2.74, compared to 1738281600 on 21417647. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25157305 and a Short% of Float of 1.6199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, USB’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.98, compared to 1.98 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.047504798The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.17. The current Payout Ratio is 52.31% for USB, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-04-16 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
