Investing In Aramark (NYSE: ARMK): Why Should You?

After Hours

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.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Business Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of Aramark is $10.43B. A total of 1.58 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.95M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Harrington Lauren A sold 7,909 shares of ARMK for 42.17 per share on Nov 26 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP and General Counsel now owns 89,447 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 26 ’24, Harrington Lauren A bought 7,909 shares at 42.17 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Harrington Lauren A disposed of 13,384 shares on Mar 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $31.02. This resulted in the SVP and General Counsel holding 95,284 shares of ARMK after the transaction.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.39, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.99%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.00. ARMK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.07% when it declared a $0.1050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.01%. The ARMK stock dividend was $0.0010 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ARMK has a high of $42.49 and a low of $28.39.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. ARMK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $532.59M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.83B in debt and $2.86B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $11.51, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.73B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 ARMK is Buy with a score of 4.58.

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