Briefing From The Editor — FERG Stock

By Emilio Sanchez • Wednesday, December 07 09:42 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Ferguson has moved -0.7% so far today on a volume of 475,942, compared to its average of 1,620,842. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.2%

Ferguson trades -12.83% away from its average analyst target price of $139.04 per share. The 11 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $105 to $191, and on average have given Ferguson a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying FERG should be aware of the facts below:

Ferguson's Graham number (a purchase price with a built-in margin of safety) is $74.42, which is 62.9% away from its current price
Ferguson has moved -24.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -16.2%
Based on its trailing earning per share of 10.03, Ferguson has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
FERG has a forward P/E ratio of 13.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $9.19 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.9 compared to its sector average of 3.7
Ferguson plc distributes plumbing and heating products in the United States and Canada.
Based in Wokingham, the company has 36,000 full time employees and a market cap of $25,167,785,984.

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