NYSE:AWI - Armstrong World Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Armstrong World Industries announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 31st 2017, which permits the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 30th. The construction company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.02. The construction company earned $227.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $231.35 million. Armstrong World Industries had a net margin of 13.54% and a return on equity of 41.44%. The company's revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share. View Armstrong World Industries' Earnings History.

Armstrong World Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Armstrong World Industries.

Armstrong World Industries issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.60-3.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.62. The company issued revenue guidance of +5-7% to ~ $937.7-955 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $947.21 million.

10 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Armstrong World Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $67.00. On average, they anticipate Armstrong World Industries' share price to reach $61.5714 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Armstrong World Industries.

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Press coverage about AWI stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Armstrong World Industries earned a daily sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the construction company an impact score of 46.32 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Armstrong World Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include ValueAct Holdings L.P. (13.22%), Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (9.02%), BlackRock Inc. (3.83%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (3.54%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.44%) and First Eagle Investment Management LLC (2.40%). Company insiders that own Armstrong World Industries stock include David S Cookson, Ellen R Romano, Roy W Templin and Stephen F Mcnamara. 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., Fiduciary Management Inc. WI, River Road Asset Management LLC, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Comerica Bank and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Armstrong World Industries company stock in the last year include David S Cookson and Ellen R Romano. View Insider Buying and Selling for Armstrong World Industries.

AWI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd., First Eagle Investment Management LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Great Lakes Advisors LLC, Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, MRJ Capital Inc. and Natixis Advisors 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 $64.20.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $3.36 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.

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]