There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) Volatility

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Retail industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of Best Buy Co. Inc is $15.62B. A total of 2.94 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.22M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Bilunas Matthew M sold 51,000 shares of BBY for 74.20 per share on Mar 24 ’25. After the transaction, the SEVP Enterprise Strategy & CFO now owns 55,856 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 21 ’25, Bilunas Matthew M sold 9,482 shares at 72.65 per share. BBY shares that SEVP Enterprise Strategy & CFO owns now total 106,856.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Watson Mathew disposed of 2,951 shares on Mar 21 ’25 at a per-share price of $72.65. This resulted in the SVP, Controller & CAO holding 21,371 shares of BBY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Scarlett Kathleen sold 6,847 shares at $72.65 per share on Mar 21 ’25. Company shares held by the SEVP, Corp Affairs & HR now total 87,389.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Best Buy Co. Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.77, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.25. BBY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.38% when it declared a $0.95 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/25/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/17/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.3%. The BBY stock dividend was $0.94 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BBY has a high of $103.71 and a low of $54.99.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. BBY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.94B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $3.94B in debt and $10.67B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.02B.

Analysts Opinion

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. 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 BBY is Buy with a score of 3.83.

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