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 paid a dividend of $0.175 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 3rd. View Armstrong World Industries' Dividend History.

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

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The construction company reported $1.11 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $252.96 million. Armstrong World Industries had a return on equity of 45.95% and a net margin of 19.46%. Armstrong World Industries's revenue for the quarter 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.

8 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets 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 twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.7% 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.

News articles about AWI stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Armstrong World Industries earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Armstrong World Industries' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Diversified Trust Co (0.07%), Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and CHICAGO TRUST Co NA (0.01%). 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meeder Asset Management Inc., Diversified Trust Co, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA and First Hawaiian Bank. 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 $64.91.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $3.18 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]