Worthington Enterprises (WOR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Worthington Enterprises, Inc. operates as an industrial manufacturing company. It operates through three segments: Building Products, Consumer Products, and Sustainable Energy Solutions. The Building Products segment sells refrigerant and LPG cylinders, well water and expansion tanks, fire suppression tanks, chemical tanks, and foam and adhesive tanks for gas producers, and distributors. The Consumer Products segment provides products in the tools, outdoor living, and celebrations end markets. Its products include propane-filled cylinders for torches, camping stoves and other applications, LPG cylinders, handheld torches, helium-filled balloon kits, specialized hand tools and instruments, and drywall tools and accessories This segment sells its products primarily to mass merchandisers, retailers, and distributors under the Coleman, Bernzomatic, Balloon Time, Mag-Torch, General, Garden-Weasel, Pactool International, Hawkeye, Worthington Pro Grade, and Level5 brands. The Sustainable Energy Solutions segment sells onboard fueling systems and services, as well as gas containment solutions and services for storage, transport, and distribution of industrial gases. It includes high pressure and acetylene cylinders for life support systems and alternative fuel cylinders used to hold CNG and hydrogen for automobiles, buses, and light-duty trucks. The company was formerly known as Worthington Industries, Inc. Worthington Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.04 to $49.64
• 50-Day Range: $39.60 to $51.70
• 52-Week Range: $37.88 to $60.71
• Volume: 209,472 shs
• Average Volume: 304,028 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 59.64
• Dividend Yield: 1.37%
• Price Target: $48.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Worthington Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Worthington Enterprises scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Worthington Enterprises has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Worthington Enterprises has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Worthington Enterprises are expected to grow by 15.36% in the coming year, from $2.67 to $3.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Worthington Enterprises is 59.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Worthington Enterprises is 59.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 15.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Worthington Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 2.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.93% of the float of Worthington Enterprises has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Worthington Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Worthington Enterprises has recently decreased by 22.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Worthington Enterprises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Worthington Enterprises does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Worthington Enterprises is 57.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Worthington Enterprises will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.08% next year. This indicates that Worthington Enterprises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.16

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.93% of the float of Worthington Enterprises has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Worthington Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Worthington Enterprises has recently decreased by 22.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.26

News Sentiment

Worthington Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 1.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Worthington Enterprises this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for WOR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Worthington Enterprises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Worthington Enterprises insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.50% of the stock of Worthington Enterprises is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.59% of the stock of Worthington Enterprises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WOR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WOR shares performed this year?

Worthington Enterprises' stock was trading at $40.11 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WOR shares have increased by 23.4% and is now trading at $49.50.
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How were Worthington Enterprises' earnings last quarter?

Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.18. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Worthington Enterprises' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Worthington Enterprises include Rhumbline Advisers (0.20%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.16%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.14%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include John P/Oh Mcconnell, B Andrew Rose, Geoffrey G Gilmore, Joseph B Hayek, Eric M Smolenski, Michael J Endres, Kerrii B Anderson, Catherine M Lyttle, Jeffrey R Klingler, David P Blom and Patrick J Kennedy.
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How do I buy shares of Worthington Enterprises?

Shares of WOR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Worthington Enterprises own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Worthington Enterprises investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), Corning (GLW) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/28 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Last Earnings: 3/25/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/28/2025
• Today: 4/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Steel works, blast furnaces, & rolling & finishing mills
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WOR
• CIK: 108516
• Web: www.worthingtonindustries.com
• Phone: (614) 438-3210
• Fax: 614-438-3136
• Employees: 8,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $48.00
• High Stock Price Target: $54.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 59.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.54
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $110.62 million
• Net Margins: 3.66%
• Pretax Margin: 6.99%
• Return on Equity: 14.70%
• Return on Assets: 8.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 3.56
• Quick Ratio: 2.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.14
• Cash Flow: $5.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.43
• Book Value: $17.78 per share
• Price / Book: 2.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,917,000
• Free Float: 31,278,000
• Market Cap: $2.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06