Ferguson Plc. (NYSE: FERG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.00x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.23. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FERG is 200.02M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.75% of that float. On June 26, 2024, the average trading volume of FERG was 1.12M shares.
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FERG) stock’s latest price update
Ferguson Plc. (NYSE: FERG)’s stock price has dropped by -1.70 in relation to previous closing price of 195.37. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -4.42% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-06-21 that WOKINGHAM, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (“PDMRs”) IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN THE COMPANY (“Shares”) The attached notifications, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), provide further detail. 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associat.
FERG’s Market Performance
Ferguson Plc. (FERG) has seen a -4.42% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -7.42% decline in the past month and a -11.84% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.79%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.91% for FERG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.92% for FERG’s stock, with a 1.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FERG
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FERG reach a price target of $210, previously predicting the price at $175. The rating they have provided for FERG stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 04th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to FERG, setting the target price at $138 in the report published on October 31st of the previous year.
FERG Trading at -8.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FERG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.79%, as shares sank -7.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FERG fell by -4.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $201.16. In addition, Ferguson Plc. saw -0.53% 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 FERG starting from Baker Kelly A, who purchase 247 shares at the price of $202.48 back on Jun 18 ’24. After this action, Baker Kelly A now owns 2,068 shares of Ferguson Plc., valued at $50,013 using the latest closing price.
Murphy Kevin Michael, the Chief Executive Officer of Ferguson Plc., sale 641 shares at $164.94 during a trade that took place back on Oct 17 ’23, which means that Murphy Kevin Michael is holding 123,469 shares at $105,769 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FERG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ferguson Plc. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 36.47, with 11.74 for asset returns.
Based on Ferguson Plc. (FERG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.73. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.09 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.79. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ferguson Plc. (FERG) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
