Armstrong World Industries Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Armstrong World Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Armstrong World Industries stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AWI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Armstrong World Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE:AWI) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 26th. The construction company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.06. The construction company earned $251.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $241.92 million. Armstrong World Industries had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 49.60% and a negative net margin of 7.85%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.10 EPS.
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Armstrong World Industries' stock was trading at $91.58 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AWI stock has increased by 17.1% and is now trading at $107.23.
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Armstrong World Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Thursday, May 20th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 5th.
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Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.80%. Armstrong World Industries has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Armstrong World Industries is 17.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Armstrong World Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.37% next year. This indicates that Armstrong World Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Armstrong World Industries updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.800-4.000 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.030. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.03 billion-$1.06 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.05 billion.

8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Armstrong World Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $68.00 to $115.00. On average, they anticipate Armstrong World Industries' share price to reach $87.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 18.6%.
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50 employees have rated Armstrong World Industries CEO Victor Grizzle on Glassdoor.com. Victor Grizzle has an approval rating of 80% among Armstrong World Industries' employees.

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

Armstrong World Industries' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Capital International Investors (12.19%), Lazard Asset Management LLC (6.63%), London Co. of Virginia (5.74%), BlackRock Inc. (4.41%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (2.54%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (2.36%). Company insiders that own Armstrong World Industries stock include Charles M Chiappone, Ellen R Romano, Mark A Hershey, Stephen F Mcnamara and Victor Grizzle.
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AWI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lazard Asset Management LLC, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI, Beck Mack & Oliver LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Cantillon Capital Management LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC, and Owls Nest Partners IA LLC. Company insiders that have sold Armstrong World Industries company stock in the last year include Charles M Chiappone, Ellen R Romano, Mark A Hershey, Stephen F Mcnamara, and Victor Grizzle.
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AWI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Yacktman Asset Management LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, FIL Ltd, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Evoke Wealth LLC, Brinker Capital Investments LLC, and Envestnet Asset Management Inc..
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Shares of AWI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AWI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.23.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $5.13 billion and generates $1.04 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $214.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.78 on an earnings per share basis.

Armstrong World Industries employs 2,700 workers across the globe.

Armstrong World Industries was founded in 1860.

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

Armstrong World Industries is headquartered at 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA, 17603.

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]