ABB

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ABB logged a 2.1% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $34.29 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0% and the Nasdaq posted a 0.2% change. ABB's trading volume is 1,078,542 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,354,827.

ABB shares moved -8.3% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $37.67 and a low of $24.27. During this time, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 4.3%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $31.0. ABB Ltd engages in manufacture and sale of electrification, automation, robotics, and motion products for customers in utilities, industry and transport, and infrastructure in Switzerland and internationally. The large-cap Industrials company has 106,380 full time employees and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB has returned a 2.7% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

The Company Has Positive Cash Flows and Earnings Trends:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue (MM) $27,978 $26,134 $28,945
Revenue Growth n/a -6.59% 10.76%
Gross Margins 31.8% 30.1% 32.7%
Gross Margins Growth n/a -5.35% 8.64%
Operating Margins 8.1% 7.7% 11.6%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -4.94% 50.65%
Earnings Per Share $0.67 $2.43 $2.25
EPS Growth n/a 262.69% -7.41%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $1,563 $999 $2,510
FCF Growth n/a -36.08% 151.25%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$762 -$694 -$820
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.96 1.27 0.36

ABB Is Reasonably Priced:

Compared to the Industrials sector's average of 21.46, ABB has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 16.7 and, according to its EPS guidance of 1.55, an expected P/E ratio of 22.1.

ABB's P/B ratio is 5.4 compared to its sector average of 3.7. Therefore the company is likely overvalued in terms of its equity. Additionally, the company's shares are currently trading 115.8% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 3-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 1.78 * 6.306) = $15.89

Most of the Market Indicators on ABB Are Negative:

4 analysts are following ABB and have set target prices ranging from $29 to $40 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At the current price of $34.29, ABB is trading -2.2% away from its average analyst target price of $35.06 per share, implying an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock.

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