NYSE:WOR - Worthington Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

Worthington Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WOR."

Worthington Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 14th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. This is a boost from Worthington Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View Worthington Industries' Dividend History.

Worthington Industries declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 28th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 6,830,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June, 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.09. The industrial products company earned $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $935.50 million. Worthington Industries had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 17.39%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.87 earnings per share. View Worthington Industries' Earnings History.

Worthington Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, September, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Worthington Industries.

1 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Worthington Industries' stock. Their predictions range from $45.00 to $45.00. On average, they anticipate Worthington Industries' share price to reach $45.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.6%. View Analyst Ratings for Worthington Industries.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Worthington Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media stories about WOR stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Worthington Industries earned a media sentiment score of 0.22 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the industrial products company an impact score of 45.56 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Worthington Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.17%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Arbor Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. (0.03%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%). Company insiders that own Worthington Industries stock include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, Geoffrey G Gilmore, John G Lamprinakos, John P/Oh Mcconnell, Michael J Endres, Peter Karmanos and Sidney A Ribeau. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. Company insiders that have sold Worthington Industries company stock in the last year include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, Geoffrey G Gilmore, John G Lamprinakos, John P/Oh Mcconnell, Peter Karmanos and Sidney A Ribeau. View Insider Buying and Selling for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Arbor Investment Advisors LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Alpha Windward LLC, Fox Run Management L.L.C., Bank of Montreal Can and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. View Insider Buying and Selling for Worthington Industries.

Shares of WOR 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 WOR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.18.

Worthington Industries has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion and generates $3.58 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $194.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.88 on an earnings per share basis. Worthington Industries employs 10,000 workers across the globe.

Worthington Industries' mailing address is 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD, COLUMBUS OH, 43085. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 614-438-3210 or via email at [email protected]