Ferguson plc (NASDAQ:FERG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Ferguson in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 27th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will earn $2.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Ferguson's current full-year earnings is $9.40 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ferguson's FY2025 earnings at $8.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.00 EPS.
Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.58 by ($0.06). Ferguson had a net margin of 5.68% and a return on equity of 34.63%. The business had revenue of $6.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.74 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Ferguson from $234.00 to $189.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Ferguson from $189.00 to $168.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Ferguson in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "hold" rating and a $174.00 price objective for the company. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Ferguson from $211.00 to $190.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Ferguson from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $200.15.
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Ferguson Price Performance
FERG traded down $0.65 on Friday, hitting $182.43. 2,856,524 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,626,746. Ferguson has a 12 month low of $146.00 and a 12 month high of $225.63. The business has a 50-day moving average of $169.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.90, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.14.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Parnassus Investments LLC raised its holdings in Ferguson by 944.4% in the 4th quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 3,537,155 shares of the company's stock valued at $613,944,000 after buying an additional 3,198,477 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Ferguson in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $469,730,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ferguson by 101.1% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,165,873 shares of the company's stock valued at $667,498,000 after buying an additional 2,094,029 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Ferguson by 208.8% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,678,880 shares of the company's stock valued at $464,973,000 after buying an additional 1,811,287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Ferguson by 65.0% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,454,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $713,740,000 after buying an additional 1,755,464 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.98% of the company's stock.
Ferguson Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th will be issued a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 20th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. Ferguson's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.84%.
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Ferguson plc distributes plumbing and heating products in the United States and Canada. It offers plumbing and heating solutions to customers in the residential, commercial, civil/infrastructure, and industrial end markets. The company also provides expertise, solutions, and products, including infrastructure, plumbing, appliances, fire, fabrication, and others, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products under the Ferguson brand name.
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