Is Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE: AWI) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Armstrong World Industries Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Building Products & Equipment industry. The current market capitalization of Armstrong World Industries Inc is $6.68B. A total of 0.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 199.27K shares.

In the most recent transaction, JAMES C MELVILLE bought 10,332 shares of AWI for 122.51 per share on Aug 06 ’24. In a previous transaction on Aug 05 ’24, JAMES C MELVILLE bought 5,405 shares at 121.70 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Kirchner-King Dawn M. disposed of 364 shares on Aug 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $131.49. This resulted in the SVP Human Resources holding 0 shares of AWI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JAMES C MELVILLE bought 10,000 shares at $126.01 per share on Aug 02 ’24.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Armstrong World Industries Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.45. AWI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.81% when it declared a $0.3080 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/6/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/7/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.9%. The AWI stock dividend was $0.3080 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AWI has a high of $164.40 and a low of $110.68.

As of this writing, AWI has an earnings estimate of $1.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.61 per share and a lower estimate of $1.44.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AWI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $98.10M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $671.60M in debt and $209.60M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $16.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $519.70M.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 AWI is Buy with a score of 3.86.

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