The stock of Dow Inc (DOW) has seen a 0.82% increase in the past week, with a -21.53% drop in the past month, and a -26.16% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.17% for DOW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -14.48% for DOW’s stock, with a simple moving average of -37.49% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) Right Now?
Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.16x compared to its average ratio. DOW has 36-month beta value of 1.01. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DOW is 700.97M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.69% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DOW on April 14, 2025 was 8.37M shares.
DOW) stock’s latest price update
Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW)’s stock price has soared by 4.18 in relation to previous closing price of 27.29. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.82% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-04-13 that JPMorgan’s recent downgrades could signal more pain to come for the following trio of hard-hit stocks.
Analysts’ Opinion of DOW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DOW stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for DOW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DOW in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $31 based on the research report published on April 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DOW reach a price target of $53, previously predicting the price at $60. The rating they have provided for DOW stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 07th, 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to DOW, setting the target price at $56 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
DOW Trading at -21.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DOW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -52.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.41%, as shares sank -23.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DOW rose by +0.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -46.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.24. In addition, Dow Inc saw -29.16% 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 DOW starting from Dial Debra L., who purchase 675 shares at the price of $38.81 back on Feb 07 ’25. After this action, Dial Debra L. now owns 2,700 shares of Dow Inc, valued at $26,197 using the latest closing price.
Banister Gaurdie E. JR., the Director of Dow Inc, purchase 7,339 shares at $40.87 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Banister Gaurdie E. JR. is holding 10,924 shares at $299,932 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DOW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dow Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 6.14, with 1.92 for asset returns.
Based on Dow Inc (DOW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.99. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.3 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.61.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Dow Inc (DOW) 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.
