At the time of writing, Eagle Materials Inc [EXP] stock is trading at $212.12, down -2.38%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The EXP shares have lost -4.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.70%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 06, 2025. On December 16, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $310 on the stock. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $315 on November 25, 2024. Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $240 on January 08, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 12, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $200. In a note dated July 06, 2023, JP Morgan downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $155 to $190.
For the past year, the stock price of Eagle Materials Inc fluctuated between $205.44 and $321.93. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $242 within the next 12 months. Eagle Materials Inc [NYSE: EXP] shares were valued at $212.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.09% based on the average EXP price forecast.
Analyzing the EXP fundamentals
According to Eagle Materials Inc [NYSE:EXP], the company’s sales were 2.27B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.14% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is 0.34 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.7.
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 203.55 points at the first support level, and at 194.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 222.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 233.55.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Eagle Materials Inc [NYSE:EXP] has a current ratio of 2.76. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.01, and the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.11, the price to book ratio is 4.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.16.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NICOLAIS MICHAEL R, Director, that happened on Feb 10 ’25 when 310.0 shares were purchased. President (American Gypsum), Cribbs Eric completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and CFO Kesler Dale Craig sold 5000.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
