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 declared 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 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 3rd. View Armstrong World Industries' Dividend History.

Armstrong World Industries announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, October 31st 2017, which permits the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 30th. The construction company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.06. The construction company had revenue of $260.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $252.96 million. Armstrong World Industries had a return on equity of 45.95% and a net margin of 19.46%. The company's revenue was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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 updated its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $965.088-974.024 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $958.51 million.

9 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Armstrong World Industries' shares. Their predictions range from $58.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate Armstrong World Industries' share price to reach $70.3750 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Armstrong World Industries.

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, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Armstrong World Industries.

News headlines about AWI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Armstrong World Industries earned a media sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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Armstrong World Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include ValueAct Holdings L.P. (10.54%), BlackRock Inc. (4.16%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (3.52%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (3.08%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.58%) and Cantillon Capital Management LLC (2.16%). 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 Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, ValueAct Holdings L.P., Advisory Research Inc., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Cantillon Capital Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and Timucuan Asset Management Inc. FL. Company insiders that have sold Armstrong World Industries company stock in the last year include David S Cookson, Ellen R Romano, Holdings LP Valueact, Mark A Hershey and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Insider Buying and Selling for Armstrong World Industries.

AWI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Laurion Capital Management LP, Equitable Trust Co., New Amsterdam Partners LLC NY, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, First Trust Advisors LP and Alliancebernstein L.P.. 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 $64.21.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $3.30 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]