What to know about Dow Inc (DOW)’s sales and margins

Dow Inc [DOW] stock prices are down -0.20% to $30.59 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The DOW shares have gain 5.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.40%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Dow Inc [NYSE: DOW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 15, 2025, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform but kept the price target unchanged to $28 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 04, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $31. On January 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $53 on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $56 on December 18, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $61 on April 26, 2024. In a note dated January 16, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $57 to $60.

The stock price of Dow Inc [DOW] has been fluctuating between $25.06 and $60.19 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $43.6 within the next 12 months. Dow Inc [NYSE: DOW] shares were valued at $30.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 42.53% based on the average DOW price forecast.

Analyzing the DOW fundamentals

The Dow Inc [NYSE:DOW] reported sales of 42.63B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -3.10%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.09% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, 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 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.04.

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 30.02 points at the first support level, and at 29.45 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 30.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 31.21.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Dow Inc [NYSE:DOW]’s Current Ratio is 1.54. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.90, while the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.51, the price to book ratio is 1.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 76.46.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Dial Debra L., Director, that happened on Feb 07 ’25 when 675.0 shares were purchased. Director, Banister Gaurdie E. JR. completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to buy 7339.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chair and CEO Fitterling James R bought 14200.0 shares on Dec 12 ’24.

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