A share price of Dow Inc [DOW] is currently trading at $40.15, down -1.04%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The DOW shares have lost -3.25% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.20%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Dow Inc [NYSE: DOW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 18, 2024, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $56 for it. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on April 26, 2024, and elevated its price target to $61. On March 01, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated with a Peer Perform rating. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $60 on January 16, 2024. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but $58 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 10, 2024. Argus downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 27, 2023. In a note dated October 18, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $55 to $59.
Dow Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $40.04 and $60.69. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $55.38 within the next 12 months. Dow Inc [NYSE: DOW] shares were valued at $40.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 37.93% based on the average DOW price forecast.
Analyzing the DOW fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Dow Inc [NYSE:DOW] were 43.18B which represents 1.39% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.11% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.9.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 39.72 points at the first support level, and at 39.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 41.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Dow Inc [NYSE:DOW] is 1.66. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.04, while the Cash Ratio is 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.65, the price to book ratio is 1.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.92.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Banister Gaurdie E. JR., Director, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 7339.0 shares were purchased. Chair and CEO, Fitterling James R completed a deal on Dec 12 ’24 to buy 14200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chair and CEO Fitterling James R bought 11400.0 shares on Dec 12 ’24.
