Decoding FERG Stock – Market Analysis Overview

By Ken Smith • Monday, March 10 15:07 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Ferguson Enterprises has moved -1.8% so far today on a volume of 2,255,646, compared to its average of 1,728,006. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -3.0%.

Ferguson Enterprises trades -23.23% away from its average analyst target price of $215.16 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $168.0 to $258.0, and on average have given Ferguson Enterprises a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in FERG, you'll want to know the following:

Ferguson Enterprises's current price is 125.3% above its Graham number of $73.32, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Ferguson Enterprises has moved -15.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.7%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 8.33, Ferguson Enterprises has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.8 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
FERG has a forward P/E ratio of 15.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.04 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.85 compared to its sector average of 3.2
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. distributes plumbing and heating products in the United States and Canada.
Based in Newport News, the company has 35,000 full time employees and a market cap of $33.15 Billion. Ferguson Enterprises currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.9%.

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