NYSE:AWIArmstrong World Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News

Armstrong World Industries' stock was trading at $91.58 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AWI stock has decreased by 17.7% and is now trading at $75.40. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Armstrong World Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Armstrong World Industries.

Armstrong World Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Armstrong World Industries.

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) posted its earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The construction company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.01. The construction company earned $248.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $250.69 million. Armstrong World Industries had a positive return on equity of 71.34% and a negative net margin of 4.86%. Armstrong World Industries's quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS. View Armstrong World Industries' earnings history.

Armstrong World Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 6th. View Armstrong World Industries' dividend history.

9 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Armstrong World Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $83.00 to $112.00. On average, they expect Armstrong World Industries' share price to reach $97.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 29.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Armstrong World Industries.

News coverage about AWI stock has trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Armstrong World Industries earned a news impact score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Armstrong World Industries.

Armstrong World Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,360,000 shares, an increase of 32.0% from the June 15th total of 1,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 458,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 2.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Armstrong World Industries' Current Options Chain.

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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.27%), Diversified Trust Co (0.09%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Armstrong World Industries stock include Ellen R Romano, Holdings LP Valueact, Mark A Hershey, Stephen F Mcnamara and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View institutional ownership trends for Armstrong World Industries.

AWI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, and Diversified Trust Co. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AWI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.40.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $3.61 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 2,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Armstrong World Industries is 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]