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 Masco Corporation to Participate in Live Webcast of Presentation at Investor Conference.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Building Products & Equipment industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $74.94 and fluctuated between $75.34 as its day high and $74.36 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Masco Corp. is $16.47B. A total of 1.43 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.80M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, MAS 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 17 BUYs and 10 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 404,875 shares during that period but sold 399,943.
In the most recent transaction, Cole Kenneth G. sold 27,043 shares of MAS for 62.48 per share on Dec 04. After the transaction, the VP, General Counsel and Sec. now owns 70,198 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 04, Shah Jai sold 25,000 shares at 62.38 per share. MAS shares that Group President owns now total 34,709.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Straber Renee disposed of 41,200 shares on Jul 28 at a per-share price of $61.13. This resulted in the VP – Chief HR Officer holding 31,995 shares of MAS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Allman Keith J. sold 188,040 shares at $59.77 per share on Jul 13. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 200,305.
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. Masco Corp. pays an annual dividend of $1.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.64. MAS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/21/2024 when it declared a $0.29 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/11/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/27/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/9/2023. The MAS stock dividend was $0.2850 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 MAS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $79.23 with high estimates of $89.00 and low estimates of $64.92. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MAS has a high of $76.43 and a low of $46.69.
As of this writing, MAS has an earnings estimate of $0.88 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.91 per share and a lower estimate of $0.85. The company reported an EPS of $1 in the last quarter, which was 9.90% higher than expectations of $0.91.
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. MAS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $926.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.17B in debt and $1.94B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$0.57, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $78.00M.
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 MAS is Buy with a score of 3.94.
