After Hours
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. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Ferguson to Issue Second Quarter Results And Host Conference Call on March 5, 2024.
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Stocks Info
FERG belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Industrial Distribution industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $202.07 and fluctuated between $202.57 as its day high and $197.05 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Ferguson Plc. is $41.24B. A total of 1.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.01M shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, FERG has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 68 BUYs and 89 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 240,798 shares during that period but sold 61,705.
In the most recent transaction, Murphy Kevin Michael sold 641 shares of FERG for 164.94 per share on Oct 17. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 123,469 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 17, Graham Ian T. sold 387 shares at 164.95 per share. FERG shares that Chief Legal Officer owns now total 5,854.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Schlicher Jake disposed of 288 shares on Oct 17 at a per-share price of $164.93. This resulted in the insider holding 7,047 shares of FERG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Thees William T. Jr sold 204 shares at $164.94 per share on Oct 17. Company shares held by the insider now total 25,428.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Ferguson Plc. pays an annual dividend of $3.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.50%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.93.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for FERG in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $192.88 with high estimates of $225.00 and low estimates of $106.50. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FERG has a high of $200.55 and a low of $123.17.
As of this writing, FERG has an earnings estimate of $APPLIED ENERGETICS INC per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of FLRG estimates, with a high estimate of $Ferguson plc per share and a lower estimate of $Phoenix New Media Limited.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. FERG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.33B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.60B in debt and $4.74B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $26.30, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.00B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 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 FERG is Buy with a score of 4.47.
