The price-to-earnings ratio for U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is above average at 15.28x. The 36-month beta value for USB is also noteworthy at 1.04. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 21 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for USB is 1.56B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.18% of that float. The average trading volume of USB on November 18, 2024 was 7.90M shares.
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USB) stock’s latest price update
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.81 in comparison to its previous close of 50.31, however, the company has experienced a -0.62% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-15 that PepsiCo and Realty Income have experienced price drops due to high inflation, but both companies remain fundamentally sound with strong long-term growth potential. Food inflation, in particular, has continued to weigh on consumer discretionary stocks like PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. PepsiCo’s current valuation offers a forward P/E of 20.24x, below its 5-year average, making it an attractive buy near $160 for potential upside.
USB’s Market Performance
U.S. Bancorp (USB) has experienced a -0.62% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -0.14% drop in the past month, and a 14.29% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.98% for USB. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.70% for USB’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.48% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of USB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for USB stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for USB by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for USB in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $51 based on the research report published on October 24, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see USB reach a price target of $57, previously predicting the price at $54. The rating they have provided for USB stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 30th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to USB, setting the target price at $43.50 in the report published on June 27th of the current year.
USB Trading at 6.19% 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 -3.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares surge +1.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, USB fell by -0.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.07. In addition, U.S. Bancorp saw 15.30% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at USB starting from Richard Jodi L, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $49.03 back on Oct 18 ’24. After this action, Richard Jodi L now owns 129,790 shares of U.S. Bancorp, valued at $1,225,750 using the latest closing price.
Kotwal Shailesh M, the Vice Chair of U.S. Bancorp, sale 35,000 shares at $49.74 during a trade that took place back on Oct 17 ’24, which means that Kotwal Shailesh M is holding 136,076 shares at $1,741,040 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for USB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 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 0.01. Equity return is now at value 9.74, with 0.80 for asset returns.
Based on U.S. Bancorp (USB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.34.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.73.
Conclusion
In summary, U.S. Bancorp (USB) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
