NYSE:AWI - Armstrong World Industries Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Armstrong World Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AWI."

Armstrong World Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.175 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 3rd. View Armstrong World Industries' Dividend History.

Armstrong World Industries declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, October 31st 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The construction company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.06. The construction company had revenue of $260.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $252.96 million. Armstrong World Industries had a net margin of 19.46% and a return on equity of 45.95%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.90 EPS. View Armstrong World Industries' Earnings History.

Armstrong World Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Armstrong World Industries.

Armstrong World Industries will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, February 25th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8773129198.

8 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Armstrong World Industries' stock. Their predictions range from $64.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate Armstrong World Industries' share price to reach $73.1429 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Armstrong World Industries.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Armstrong World Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Armstrong World Industries.

Headlines about AWI stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Armstrong World Industries earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Armstrong World Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include ValueAct Holdings L.P. (4.53%), BlackRock Inc. (4.11%), London Co. of Virginia (3.45%), Gates Capital Management Inc. (3.36%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (2.71%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.63%). Company insiders that own Armstrong World Industries stock include David S Cookson, Ellen R Romano, Holdings LP Valueact, Mark A Hershey and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Armstrong World Industries.

AWI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ValueAct Holdings L.P., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Timucuan Asset Management Inc. FL, Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Prudential Financial Inc., First Quadrant L P CA and Gotham Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Armstrong World Industries company stock in the last year include David S Cookson, Holdings LP Valueact, Mark A Hershey and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Insider Buying and Selling for Armstrong World Industries.

AWI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Cantillon Capital Management LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Jane Street Group LLC and Hudson Bay Capital Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Armstrong World Industries.

Shares of AWI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AWI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.61.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion and generates $893.60 million in revenue each year. The construction company earns $154.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.02 on an earnings per share basis. Armstrong World Industries employs 3,900 workers across the globe.

The official website for Armstrong World Industries is http://www.armstrongceilings.com.

Armstrong World Industries' mailing address is 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA, 17603. The construction company can be reached via phone at 717-397-0611 or via email at [email protected]