A Closer Look at Commercial Metals Co (CMC)’s Operating Margin

Commercial Metals Co [CMC] stock prices are down -4.45% to $41.85 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CMC shares have gain 0.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.72%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Commercial Metals Co [NYSE: CMC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 10, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $54 from $56. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 03, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $56 on December 12, 2024. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $75 as its price target on December 02, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on October 09, 2024. In a note dated September 03, 2024, Jefferies initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $65 on this stock.

The stock price of Commercial Metals Co [CMC] has been fluctuating between $37.92 and $64.53 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $57.5 within the next 12 months. Commercial Metals Co [NYSE: CMC] shares were valued at $41.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 37.4% based on the average CMC price forecast.

Analyzing the CMC fundamentals

The Commercial Metals Co [NYSE:CMC] reported sales of 7.74B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -5.08%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.3.

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 40.74 points at the first support level, and at 39.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.55, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 43.25.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Commercial Metals Co [NYSE:CMC]’s Current Ratio is 2.82. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.94, and the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.61, the price to book ratio is 1.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 69.51.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved McPherson John R, Director, that happened on Apr 04 ’25 when 2475.0 shares were purchased. President and CEO, MATT PETER R completed a deal on Mar 27 ’25 to buy 6100.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer Smith Barbara bought 55975.0 shares on Oct 29 ’24.

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