McCormick & Co., Inc [MKC] stock prices are up 1.04% to $82.31 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MKC shares have gain 2.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.36%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
McCormick & Co., Inc [NYSE: MKC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 27, 2025, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, TD Cowen upgraded its rating to Buy on January 08, 2025, and elevated its price target to $90. On December 09, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $91 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $69 on June 12, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy. Citigroup started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on February 01, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $60. In a note dated January 22, 2024, Consumer Edge Research downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock.
The stock price of McCormick & Co., Inc [MKC] has been fluctuating between $66.88 and $86.24 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $84.5 within the next 12 months. McCormick & Co., Inc [NYSE: MKC] shares were valued at $82.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.66% based on the average MKC price forecast.
Analyzing the MKC fundamentals
The McCormick & Co., Inc [NYSE:MKC] reported sales of 6.73B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 0.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.66.
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 81.74 points at the first support level, and at 81.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 83.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 83.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that McCormick & Co., Inc [NYSE:MKC]’s Current Ratio is 0.65. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.25, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.28, the price to book ratio is 4.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.26.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved PRESTON MARGARET M V, Director, that happened on Feb 13 ’25 when 28092.0 shares were sold. Director, Kurzius Lawrence Erik completed a deal on Feb 03 ’25 to sell 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Tapiero Jacques sold 5000.0 shares on Nov 11 ’24.
