Masco Corp (MAS)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Masco Corp [MAS] stock is trading at $71.06, up 1.75%. 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 MAS shares have gain 0.92% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.99%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Masco Corp [NYSE: MAS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 01, 2025, when Deutsche Bank initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $71. Previously, Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $89. On December 17, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $85 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $89 on December 16, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform and raised its price target to $80 on October 30, 2024. Citigroup started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on February 02, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $70. In a note dated January 19, 2024, Oppenheimer initiated an Perform rating.

Masco Corp [MAS] stock has fluctuated between $63.81 and $86.70 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $83.6 within the next 12 months. Masco Corp [NYSE: MAS] shares were valued at $71.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.65% based on the average MAS price forecast.

Analyzing the MAS fundamentals

Masco Corp [NYSE:MAS] reported sales of 7.83B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -2.87%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is -7.01 and Total Capital is 0.39. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-11.48.

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 69.50 points at the first support level, and at 67.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 71.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 72.79.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Masco Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.75. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.15, while the Cash Ratio is 0.41. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.93.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Straber Renee, VP – Chief HR Officer, that happened on Mar 11 ’25 when 3139.0 shares were sold. Officer, Straber Renee completed a deal on Mar 11 ’25 to buy 3139.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Alexander Mark R. sold 20172.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.

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