Taking On Challenges And Growing? – Dow Inc (DOW)

After Hours

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. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that The Materials Ecosystem: Unlocking the Value of Waste.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $56.39 and fluctuated between $56.82 as its day high and $56.00 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Dow Inc is $39.60B. A total of 4.39 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.41M shares.

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, DOW 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 15 BUYs and 7 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 95,476 shares during that period but sold 110,474.

In the most recent transaction, DAVIS RICHARD K bought 5,000 shares of DOW for 51.09 per share on Nov 16. After the transaction, the Director now owns 33,665 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 28, Dial Debra L. bought 400 shares at 54.17 per share. DOW shares that Director owns now total 2,025.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Dow Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.97%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 69.28. DOW’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/28/2024 when it declared a $0.70 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/8/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/8/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/29/2023. The DOW stock dividend was $0.70 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for DOW in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $57.05 with high estimates of $67.00 and low estimates of $52.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DOW has a high of $58.75 and a low of $47.26.

As of this writing, DOW has an earnings estimate of $0.44 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.54 per share and a lower estimate of $0.4. The company reported an EPS of $0.48 in the last quarter, which was 9.10% higher than expectations of $0.44.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. DOW’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.99B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $16.14B in debt and $13.23B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $26.49, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.74B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 DOW is Buy with a score of 3.35.