The stock price of Mastec Inc (NYSE: MTZ) has dropped by -0.90 compared to previous close of 132.53. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-25 that MTZ’s Q4 results are likely to reflect a diversified business model and strong market demand amid uncertainties in customer spending.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastec Inc (NYSE: MTZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Mastec Inc (NYSE: MTZ) is 117.35x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MTZ is 1.74. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MTZ is 61.49M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.83% of that float. On February 27, 2025, MTZ’s average trading volume was 917.57K shares.
MTZ’s Market Performance
The stock of Mastec Inc (MTZ) has seen a -1.08% decrease in the past week, with a -2.71% drop in the past month, and a -7.61% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.26% for MTZ. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.31% for MTZ’s stock, with a 6.36% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MTZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MTZ stocks, with Guggenheim repeating the rating for MTZ by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MTZ in the upcoming period, according to Guggenheim is $195 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MTZ reach a price target of $173, previously predicting the price at $133. The rating they have provided for MTZ stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 05th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to MTZ, setting the target price at $160 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
MTZ Trading at -6.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MTZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.49%, as shares sank -5.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.00% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MTZ fell by -0.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $137.28. In addition, Mastec Inc saw -3.53% 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 MTZ starting from Palomarez Javier Alberto, who sale 200 shares at the price of $143.00 back on Dec 04 ’24. After this action, Palomarez Javier Alberto now owns 10,633 shares of Mastec Inc, valued at $28,600 using the latest closing price.
Apple Robert E, the COO of Mastec Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $150.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that Apple Robert E is holding 187,202 shares at $1,500,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MTZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.09 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mastec Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 3.22, with 0.97 for asset returns.
Based on Mastec Inc (MTZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.97. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 754.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Mastec Inc (MTZ) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
