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 Thursday, February 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.175 per share on Wednesday, March 20th. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 4th. View Armstrong World Industries' Dividend History.

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

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 25th. The construction company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. The construction company had revenue of $238.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $239.46 million. Armstrong World Industries had a net margin of 19.06% and a return on equity of 54.86%. The company's revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. View Armstrong World Industries' Earnings History.

Armstrong World Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Armstrong World Industries.

Armstrong World Industries updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.60-4.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.37.

7 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Armstrong World Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Armstrong World Industries' stock price to reach $77.7214 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Armstrong World Industries.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Armstrong World Industries in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Armstrong World Industries.

Media coverage about AWI stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. Armstrong World Industries earned a media sentiment score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Armstrong World Industries' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include ValueAct Holdings L.P. (4.53%), BlackRock Inc. (4.11%), London Co. of Virginia (3.45%), Gates Capital Management Inc. (3.36%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (2.71%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.63%). 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 ValueAct Holdings L.P., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Timucuan Asset Management Inc. FL, Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Prudential Financial Inc., First Quadrant L P CA and Gotham Asset Management LLC. 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 Norges Bank, Millennium Management LLC, Cantillon Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. 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 $73.26.

Armstrong World Industries has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion and generates $975.30 million in revenue each year. The construction company earns $185.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.66 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]