NYSE:WOR - Worthington Industries Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

Worthington Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. This is an increase from Worthington Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. View Worthington Industries' Dividend History.

Worthington Industries declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 28th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 6,830,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June, 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77. The industrial products company had revenue of $938.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $986.47 million. Worthington Industries had a net margin of 4.08% and a return on equity of 17.33%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.95 EPS. View Worthington Industries' Earnings History.

Worthington Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, September 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Worthington Industries.

2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Worthington Industries' shares. Their predictions range from $45.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Worthington Industries' share price to reach $46.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Worthington Industries.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Worthington Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Worthington Industries.

Media headlines about WOR stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Worthington Industries earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Worthington Industries.

Some companies that are related to Worthington Industries include Gerdau (GGB), Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID), SSAB SVENSKT ST/ADR (SSAAY), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Haynes International (HAYN), Insteel Industries (IIIN), General Steel (GSIH) and China Gerui Adv Mtals Grp (CHOPF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Worthington Industries investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Monster Beverage (MNST), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), AK Steel (AKS), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF).

Worthington Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.15%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.46%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.84%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.30%), Northern Trust Corp (1.24%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.15%). Company insiders that own Worthington Industries stock include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, John B Blystone, John G Lamprinakos, John P/Oh Mcconnell, Mark C Davis, Michael J Endres, Peter Karmanos, Sidney A Ribeau and Terrence M Dyer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Vanguard Group Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Convergence Investment Partners LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Worthington Industries company stock in the last year include Catherine M Lyttle, Mark C Davis 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Morgan Stanley, Victory Capital Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and Magnetar Financial LLC. Company insiders that have bought Worthington Industries stock in the last two years include John B Blystone and Michael J Endres. 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 $33.38.

Worthington Industries has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion and generates $3.76 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $153.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.77 on an earnings per share basis. Worthington Industries employs 12,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Worthington Industries.

The official website for Worthington Industries is http://www.worthingtonindustries.com/.

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]