Buy, Sell Or Hold Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) At $57.68?

In last trading session, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) saw 3.37 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.32. Company’s recent per share price level of $57.68 trading at -$0.25 or -0.43% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $40.56B. That closing price of DOW’s stock is at a discount of -1.84% from its 52-week high price of $58.74 and is indicating a premium of 18.07% from its 52-week low price of $47.26. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 7.62 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 5.00 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -0.43%, in the last five days DOW remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 03/20/24 when the stock touched $57.68 price level, adding 1.75% to its value on the day. Dow Inc’s shares saw a change of 5.18% in year-to-date performance and have moved 1.12% in past 5-day. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) showed a performance of 3.00% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 12.62 million shares which calculate 2.72 days to cover the short interests.

Dow Inc (DOW) estimates and forecasts

Statistics highlight that Dow Inc is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company added 13.10% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 39.29% while that of industry is 2.20. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2024. This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 1.90% from the last financial year’s standing.

12 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $10.74 billion for the same. And 12 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $11.66 billion in the next quarter that will end on Jun 2024. Company posted $11.85 billion and $11.27 billion of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier. Analysts are expecting this quarter sales to shrink by -9.30% while estimating it to be 3.40% for the next quarter.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -33.38% during past 5 years. In 2024, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 34.90% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 29.52%.

DOW Dividends

Dow Inc is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on April 25 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.

Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 0.18% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 65.97 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 66.09%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 65.97% institutions for Dow Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc is the top institutional holder at DOW for having 61.84 million shares of worth $3.29 billion. And as of Jun 29, 2023, it was holding 8.80% of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is Blackrock Inc., which was holding about 47.73 million shares on Jun 29, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 6.79% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $2.54 billion.

On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Jun 29, 2023, the former fund manager was holding 22.09 million shares of worth $1.18 billion or 3.14% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 16.84 million shares on Jun 29, 2023, making its stake of worth around $896.92 million in the company or a holder of 2.40% of company’s stock.