The price-to-earnings ratio for U.S. Bancorp. (NYSE: USB) is above average at 13.74x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.07.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 21 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for USB is 1.56B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.21% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of USB on May 06, 2024 was 8.11M shares.
USB) stock’s latest price update
U.S. Bancorp. (NYSE: USB) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.07 in relation to its previous close of 40.97. However, the company has experienced a 0.71% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Morningstar reported 2024-04-30 that #Morningstar #ComcastStock #StockInvesting The stocks of these high-quality companies with predictable cash flows look undervalued today. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Comcast CMCSA 01:19 U.S. Bancorp USB 01:51 Zimmer Biomet ZBH Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar.
USB’s Market Performance
USB’s stock has risen by 0.71% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -3.52% and a quarterly rise of 1.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.99% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.30% for U.S. Bancorp. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.05% for USB stock, with a simple moving average of 6.28% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of USB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for USB stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for USB by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for USB in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $45 based on the research report published on April 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see USB reach a price target of $53, previously predicting the price at $47. The rating they have provided for USB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 28th, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Buy” to USB, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on March 22nd of the current year.
USB Trading at -2.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought USB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.99%, as shares sank -3.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.15% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, USB rose by +0.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.31. In addition, U.S. Bancorp. saw -4.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at USB starting from CHOSY JAMES L, who sale 21,582 shares at the price of $41.47 back on Feb 16 ’24. After this action, CHOSY JAMES L now owns 164,880 shares of U.S. Bancorp., valued at $895,070 using the latest closing price.
CECERE ANDREW, the Chairman, President and CEO of U.S. Bancorp., sale 93,366 shares at $41.35 during a trade that took place back on Feb 15 ’24, which means that CECERE ANDREW is holding 1,081,432 shares at $3,860,871 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for USB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for U.S. Bancorp. stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 9.25, with 0.74 for asset returns.
Based on U.S. Bancorp. (USB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.85 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, U.S. Bancorp. (USB) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
