Wesco International, Inc (NYSE: WCC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.09x compared to its average ratio. WCC has 36-month beta value of 1.82. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WCC is 47.81M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.03% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WCC on March 06, 2025 was 711.48K shares.
WCC) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Wesco International, Inc (NYSE: WCC) has increased by 4.52 when compared to last closing price of 163.74.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -5.55% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-27 that PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, in an amount equal to $0.45375 per share. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2025 to the holders of record of the common stock at the close of business on March 14, 2025.
WCC’s Market Performance
Wesco International, Inc (WCC) has seen a -5.55% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -5.47% decline in the past month and a -19.11% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.82%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.80% for WCC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.22% for WCC’s stock, with a -3.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WCC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WCC stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for WCC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WCC in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $550 based on the research report published on October 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WCC reach a price target of $195, previously predicting the price at $200. The rating they have provided for WCC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 29th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to WCC, setting the target price at $173 in the report published on February 13th of the previous year.
WCC Trading at -7.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WCC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.82%, as shares sank -5.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.60% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WCC fell by -5.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $184.45. In addition, Wesco International, Inc saw -5.43% 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 WCC starting from Kulasa Matthew S, who sale 278 shares at the price of $208.62 back on Nov 22 ’24. After this action, Kulasa Matthew S now owns 3,282 shares of Wesco International, Inc, valued at $57,996 using the latest closing price.
Wolf Christine Ann, the EVP & CHRO of Wesco International, Inc, sale 2,038 shares at $213.46 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that Wolf Christine Ann is holding 30,320 shares at $435,025 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WCC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wesco International, Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 14.34, with 4.76 for asset returns.
Based on Wesco International, Inc (WCC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 56.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.5 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.20.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Wesco International, Inc (WCC) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
