Ferguson Enterprises Inc (NYSE: FERG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.83x compared to its average ratio. FERG has 36-month beta value of 1.25. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FERG is 198.09M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.34% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FERG on January 03, 2025 was 1.54M shares.
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FERG) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Ferguson Enterprises Inc (NYSE: FERG) has plunged by -0.11 when compared to previous closing price of 173.57, but the company has seen a -2.22% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-20 that LONDON & DENVER & JOHANNESBURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AngloGold Ashanti plc (the “Company”) announces that with effect from 1 January, the membership of its Board Committees will be as follows: Audit and Risk Committee Alan Ferguson (Chair) Kojo Busia Bruce Cleaver Rhidwaan Gasant Al Garner Jinhee Magie Diana Sands Compensation and Human Resources Committee Al Garner (Chair) Alan Ferguson Rhidwaan Gasant Nicky Newton-King Diana Sands Nominations and Governance Committee Jochen Tilk (Chair) Rhidwaan.
FERG’s Market Performance
FERG’s stock has fallen by -2.22% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -19.02% and a quarterly drop of -11.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.57% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.30% for Ferguson Enterprises Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.96% for FERG’s stock, with a -15.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FERG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FERG stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for FERG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for FERG in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $234 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to FERG, setting the target price at $210 in the report published on January 04th of the previous year.
FERG Trading at -12.47% 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 -23.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.57%, as shares sank -21.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FERG fell by -2.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $188.38. In addition, Ferguson Enterprises Inc saw -0.11% 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 May Brian, who purchase 686 shares at the price of $185.14 back on Dec 18 ’24. After this action, May Brian now owns 3,268 shares of Ferguson Enterprises Inc, valued at $127,006 using the latest closing price.
BECKWITT RICHARD, the Director of Ferguson Enterprises Inc, purchase 2,500 shares at $193.69 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that BECKWITT RICHARD is holding 3,719 shares at $484,231 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 Enterprises Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 30.61, with 10.13 for asset returns.
Based on Ferguson Enterprises Inc (FERG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.98 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.76. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.68.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ferguson Enterprises Inc (FERG) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
