Brookfield Corporation (BN) Shares Decline Despite Market Challenges

The stock of Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) has decreased by -0.64 when compared to last closing price of 55.35. Despite this, the company has experienced a 5.44% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-24 that BROOKFIELD, NEWS, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) today announced that after having taken into account all election notices received by the deadline for the conversion of its Cumulative Class A Preference Shares, Series 38 (the “Series 38 Shares”) (TSX: BN.PF.E) into Cumulative Class A Preference Shares, Series 39 (the “Series 39 Shares”), there were 42,035 Series 38 Shares tendered for conversion, which is less than the one million shares required to give effect to conversion into Series 39 Shares. Accordingly, there will be no conversion of Series 38 Shares into Series 39 Shares and holders of Series 38 Shares will retain their Series 38 Shares.

Is It Worth Investing in Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) Right Now?

Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 182.71x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for BN is at 1.60. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for BN is 1.36B, and currently, shorts hold a 0.64% of that float. The average trading volume for BN on March 25, 2025 was 2.62M shares.

BN’s Market Performance

BN’s stock has seen a 5.44% increase for the week, with a -5.00% drop in the past month and a -0.89% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.27% for Brookfield Corporation The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.00% for BN stock, with a simple moving average of 4.79% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of BN

Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Outperform” to BN, setting the target price at $41 in the report published on March 20th of the previous year.

BN Trading at -3.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought BN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.40% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.63%, as shares sank -4.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.15% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, BN rose by +5.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.39. In addition, Brookfield Corporation saw -4.27% 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 BN starting from OCM Growth Holdings LLC, who sale 400,000 shares at the price of $11.90 back on Jun 10 ’24. After this action, OCM Growth Holdings LLC now owns 10,779,668 shares of Brookfield Corporation, valued at $4,760,000 using the latest closing price.

OCM Growth Holdings LLC, the Director of Brookfield Corporation, sale 4,312,500 shares at $11.50 during a trade that took place back on May 14 ’24, which means that OCM Growth Holdings LLC is holding 11,179,668 shares at $49,593,750 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for BN

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.19 for the present operating margin
  • 0.21 for the gross margin

The net margin for Brookfield Corporation stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 1.40, with 0.13 for asset returns.

Based on Brookfield Corporation (BN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.84 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.31.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 25.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Brookfield Corporation (BN) has had a mixed 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.

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