Masco Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:MAS)

Masco trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MAS."

Masco declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.135 per share on Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. This is an increase from Masco's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. View Masco's Dividend History.

Masco declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, September 17th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 16.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Masco Corp (NYSE:MAS) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The construction company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.07. The construction company earned $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. Masco had a net margin of 8.77% and a return on equity of 792.80%. The business's revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. View Masco's Earnings History.

Masco is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Masco.

Masco will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Masco issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.62-2.72 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.67.

17 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Masco's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate Masco's stock price to reach $45.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Masco.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Masco in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Masco.

Media headlines about MAS stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Masco earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Masco.

Masco saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 8,250,000 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the August 30th total of 7,300,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 2.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View Masco's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Masco investors own include CA (CA), Home Depot (HD), Honeywell International (HON), Procter & Gamble (PG), Alibaba Group (BABA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), BlackRock (BLK), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Amgen (AMGN).

Masco's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.79%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.13%), Hexavest Inc. (0.10%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and First American Trust FSB (0.03%). Company insiders that own Masco stock include J Michael Losh, John G Sznewajs, John P Lindow, Joseph B Gross, Keith J Allman, Kenneth G Cole, Lisa A Payne, Lokeren Mary Ann Van, Renee Straber, Richard A Manoogian and Richard A O'reagan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Masco.

MAS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Patten & Patten Inc. TN, Delphi Management Inc. MA, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Welch & Forbes LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc. and Pflug Koory LLC. Company insiders that have sold Masco company stock in the last year include John G Sznewajs, John P Lindow, Keith J Allman, Kenneth G Cole, Lisa A Payne, Richard A Manoogian and Richard A O'reagan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Masco.

MAS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Artemis Investment Management LLP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Pacer Advisors Inc., First American Trust FSB, Cerebellum GP LLC and Acropolis Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Masco.

Shares of MAS 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 MAS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.12.

Masco has a market capitalization of $12.48 billion and generates $8.36 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $734 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.50 on an earnings per share basis. Masco employs 26,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Masco.

The official website for Masco is http://www.masco.com/.

Masco's mailing address is 17450 COLLEGE PARKWAY, LIVONIA MI, 48152. The construction company can be reached via phone at 313-274-7400.