After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. After-hours trades for Masco Corporation (MAS) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.96, or -1.90%, to $49.48. The Masco Corporation has recorded 71,249 volume in the after hours trading session. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Behr Paint Company Announces Commitment to Celebrating the Achievements and Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Paint.
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Masco Corporation is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Building Products & Equipment industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $50.44 and fluctuated between $50.73 as its day high and $49.41 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Masco Corporation is $11.57B. A total of 1.58 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.82M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, MAS has seen 10 BUY and 28 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 445,015 and the disposition of 456,329 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 19 BUYs and 36 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 471,345 shares during that period but sold 507,589.
In the most recent transaction, Allman Keith J. sold 33,947 shares of MAS for 53.26 per share on Feb 27. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 200,305 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14, Allman Keith J. sold 69,203 shares at 55.63 per share. MAS shares that President and CEO owns now total 258,085.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Sznewajs John G disposed of 18,240 shares on Feb 14 at a per-share price of $56.37. This resulted in the VP and CFO holding 194,044 shares of MAS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Allman Keith J. sold 33,366 shares at $53.52 per share on Feb 09. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 258,085.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Masco Corporation pays an annual dividend of $1.14, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.93. MAS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/22/2023 when it declared a $0.2850 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/13/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/28/2022 with an ex-dividend date of 11/9/2022. The MAS stock dividend was $0.28 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MAS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $57.31 with high estimates of $70.00 and low estimates of $45.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MAS has a high of $58.18 and a low of $42.33.
As of this writing, MAS has an earnings estimate of $0.78 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.93 per share and a lower estimate of $0.65. The company reported an EPS of $0.98 in the last quarter, which was -7.50% lower than expectations of $1.06.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 21 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MAS is Sell with a score of 3.92. A total of 5 analysts rated the stock as Buy while 4 rated it as Overweight while 10 rated it as Hold. Among the other participants, 1 thought the stock was Underweight and 1 thought it should be Sold.
