Encore Wire Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Encore Wire in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Encore Wire stock.
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Encore Wire saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 348,900 shares, an increase of 30.5% from the June 30th total of 267,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Encore Wire is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Encore Wire will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 28th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Encore Wire Co. (NASDAQ:WIRE) released its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, April, 25th. The electronics maker reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.88 by $1.11. The electronics maker earned $444.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $384.57 million. Encore Wire had a net margin of 6.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.88%. Encore Wire's revenue was up 46.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.89 EPS.
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Encore Wire's stock was trading at $44.41 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WIRE stock has increased by 60.8% and is now trading at $71.42.
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Encore Wire declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, July 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share on Friday, July 16th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 1st.
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Encore Wire pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.11%. Encore Wire does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Encore Wire is 2.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Encore Wire will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.55% next year. This indicates that Encore Wire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Encore Wire's shares. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Encore Wire's share price to reach $72.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.5% from the stock's current price.
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24 employees have rated Encore Wire CEO Daniel L. Jones on Glassdoor.com. Daniel L. Jones has an approval rating of 59% among Encore Wire's employees. This puts Daniel L. Jones in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to Encore Wire include Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), Rockwell Automation (ROK), AMETEK (AME), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), II-VI (IIVI), Acuity Brands (AYI), Regal Beloit (RBC), Vicor (VICR), EnerSys (ENS), Franklin Electric (FELE), Brady (BRC) and Belden (BDC).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Encore Wire investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Altria Group (MO), AT&T (T), Weyerhaeuser (WY), AbbVie (ABBV), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Commercial Metals (CMC), Ecolab (ECL), Eastman Chemical (EMN) and General Electric (GE).

Encore Wire trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WIRE."

Encore Wire's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hodges Capital Management Inc. (0.27%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). Company insiders that own Encore Wire stock include Frank J Bilban and Matthew D Ford.
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WIRE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hodges Capital Management Inc., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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One share of WIRE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $71.42.

Encore Wire has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion and generates $1.28 billion in revenue each year. The electronics maker earns $76.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.68 on an earnings per share basis.

Encore Wire employs 1,289 workers across the globe.

The official website for Encore Wire is www.encorewire.com.

Encore Wire is headquartered at 1329 MILLWOOD RD, MCKINNEY TX, 75069.

Encore Wire's mailing address is 1329 MILLWOOD RD, MCKINNEY TX, 75069. The electronics maker can be reached via phone at 972-562-9473.