Barnes Group Inc (B) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.32. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for B is 48.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.64% of that float. On January 10, 2025, the average trading volume of B was 684.26K shares.

B) stock’s latest price update

Barnes Group Inc (NYSE: B) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.02 compared to its previous closing price of 47.25. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-09 that BRISTOL, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) (“Barnes” or “the Company”), a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies and innovative solutions, today announced that its shareholders voted to approve the Company’s previously announced acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (“Apollo”) (the “Apollo Funds”) at the Company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”). Under the.

B’s Market Performance

Barnes Group Inc (B) has experienced a 0.00% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 0.51% rise in the past month, and a 1.57% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.17% for B. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.18% for B’s stock, with a simple moving average of 14.33% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of B

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for B stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for B by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for B in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $45 based on the research report published on April 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.

Alembic Global Advisors gave a rating of “Neutral” to B, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on April 11th of the previous year.

B Trading at 0.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought B to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.30% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 0.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.17%, as shares surge +0.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.02% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, B fell by -0.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $47.18. In addition, Barnes Group Inc saw 0.00% 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 B starting from EDWARDS DAWN N, who sale 5,851 shares at the price of $46.76 back on Nov 01 ’24. After this action, EDWARDS DAWN N now owns 87,213 shares of Barnes Group Inc, valued at $273,564 using the latest closing price.

EDWARDS DAWN N, the Officer of Barnes Group Inc, proposed sale 5,851 shares at $46.76 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that EDWARDS DAWN N is holding shares at $273,564 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for B

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.1 for the present operating margin
  • 0.31 for the gross margin

The net margin for Barnes Group Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value -3.01, with -1.25 for asset returns.

Based on Barnes Group Inc (B), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.78.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 207.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.28.

Conclusion

To sum up, Barnes Group Inc (B) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.

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