Arcosa Inc (NYSE: ACA)’s stock price has dropped by -11.28 in relation to previous closing price of 91.58. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -12.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-27 that Arcosa (ACA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.79 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.68 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Arcosa Inc (NYSE: ACA) Right Now?
Arcosa Inc (NYSE: ACA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 30.91x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for ACA is at 0.80. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ACA is 47.98M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.45% of that float. The average trading volume for ACA on February 28, 2025 was 235.23K shares.
ACA’s Market Performance
The stock of Arcosa Inc (ACA) has seen a -12.60% decrease in the past week, with a -17.97% drop in the past month, and a -27.18% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.47% for ACA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -16.90% for ACA’s stock, with a -12.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACA stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for ACA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for ACA in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $106 based on the research report published on October 29, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stephens, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACA reach a price target of $96. The rating they have provided for ACA stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 07th, 2024.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Buy” to ACA, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.
ACA Trading at -17.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.47%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.44%, as shares sank -20.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.14% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACA fell by -13.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.74. In addition, Arcosa Inc saw -16.01% 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 ACA starting from DEMETRIOU STEVEN J., who purchase 6,000 shares at the price of $87.70 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, DEMETRIOU STEVEN J. now owns 9,943 shares of Arcosa Inc, valued at $526,200 using the latest closing price.
Stevenson Bryan, the CLO & Asst Corp Sec. of Arcosa Inc, sale 4,000 shares at $83.78 during a trade that took place back on Aug 16 ’24, which means that Stevenson Bryan is holding 35,333 shares at $335,120 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ACA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for Arcosa Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 3.93, with 2.20 for asset returns.
Based on Arcosa Inc (ACA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 197.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.12. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.85.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Arcosa Inc (ACA) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
