U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.31x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for USB is 0.94. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for USB is 1.55B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.62% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of USB on March 24, 2025 was 9.30M shares.
USB) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has surged by 0.54 when compared to previous closing price of 42.61, but the company has seen a 1.95% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-19 that I rank a selection of undervalued dividend growth stocks in Dividend Radar and present the ten top-ranked stocks for consideration. I use two valuation screens, one based on my fair value estimate, and another comparing each stock’s forward dividend yield with its 5-year average dividend yield. To rank stocks, I do a quality assessment and sort candidates by quality scores, breaking ties with additional metrics.
USB’s Market Performance
USB’s stock has risen by 1.95% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -8.38% and a quarterly drop of -14.29%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.81% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.50% for U.S. Bancorp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.22% for USB’s stock, with a -6.59% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of USB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for USB stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for USB by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for USB in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $58 based on the research report published on January 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see USB reach a price target of $60, previously predicting the price at $58. The rating they have provided for USB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2025.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to USB, setting the target price at $57 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
USB Trading at -7.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought USB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.81%, as shares sank -6.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, USB rose by +1.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $43.81. In addition, U.S. Bancorp saw -10.43% 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 USB starting from Roy Arijit, who sale 2,237 shares at the price of $43.67 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Roy Arijit now owns 39,994 shares of U.S. Bancorp, valued at $97,701 using the latest closing price.
Roy Arijit, the Officer of U.S. Bancorp, proposed sale 2,237 shares at $43.68 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Roy Arijit is holding shares at $97,701 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for USB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.99 for the gross margin
The net margin for U.S. Bancorp stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 11.00, with 0.93 for asset returns.
Based on U.S. Bancorp (USB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 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 1.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.17.
Conclusion
In conclusion, U.S. Bancorp (USB) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
