At the time of writing, Ferguson Enterprises Inc [FERG] stock is trading at $181.60, down -2.27%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The FERG shares have gain 3.66% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.91%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ferguson Enterprises Inc [NYSE: FERG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 08, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $225 from $185. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 08, 2025, and dropped its price target to $193. On October 23, 2024, Oppenheimer initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $234 on the stock. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $210 on January 04, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on October 31, 2023, and downed its price target to $138. In a note dated October 17, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $175 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Ferguson Enterprises Inc fluctuated between $167.27 and $225.62. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $224.86 within the next 12 months. Ferguson Enterprises Inc [NYSE: FERG] shares were valued at $181.60 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.82% based on the average FERG price forecast.
Analyzing the FERG fundamentals
According to Ferguson Enterprises Inc [NYSE:FERG], the company’s sales were 29.70B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.83% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.23. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.83.
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 179.40 points at the first support level, and at 177.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 185.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 190.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ferguson Enterprises Inc [NYSE:FERG] has a current ratio of 1.68. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.91, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.22, the price to book ratio is 6.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Morrissey Victoria, Chief Marketing Officer, that happened on Jan 06 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Morrissey Victoria completed a deal on Jan 06 ’25 to buy 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director May Brian bought 686.0 shares on Dec 18 ’24.
