Core & Main is a industrial distribution company located in Missouri, United States, which is part of the Industrials sector, and is traded under the ticker CNM on the NYSE exchange.
Core & Main stock last closed at $54.59, down 0.33% from the previous day, and has increased 118.19% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Industrial Distribution industry by 0.88 percentage points. Core & Main stock is currently +117.66% from its 52-week low of $25.08, and -10.25% from its 52-week high of $60.83.
At the moment, there are 201.37M shares of CNM outstanding. The market capitalization of CNM is $10.99B. In the past 24 hours, 1.29M CNM shares were traded.
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Out of 7 Equities analysts who give ratings on CNM, the consensus analyst rating on CNM is a Buy
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Matthew Bouley, a top 1% analyst from Barclays maintains CNM with a strong buy rating and raises their CNM price target from $49.00 to $65.00, on Mar 20, 2024.
Barclays's Matthew Bouley raised their price target on Core & Main (NYSE: CNM) by 32.7% from $49 to $65 on 2024/03/20. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Core & Main reported its Q4 and FY 2023 earnings on 2024/03/19.
Bouley commented: Management offered "achievable yet beatable" guidance, with continued accretive acquisitions, better-than-expected organic growth, and gross margin resiliency.
Proof of its place "as a compounder in a secular industry," should be reflected in the price of Core & Main's stock, the analyst argued.
Core & Main reported:
For Q4 2023:
For FY 2023:
For FY 2024, management guided:
Chairman & CEO Steve LeClair commented: "FY 2023 was an exceptional year for Core & Main given the extraordinary performance we achieved during the preceding two years and considering the softer market conditions that have followed.
"We invested $780M on 10 acquisitions during and after the year to enhance our geographic footprint, expand our product offering and acquire key talent. Each of these businesses is a key source of local knowledge and expertise, and they enhance our competitive position as we grow.
"We have generated a significant amount of momentum for the business in recent months between the acquisitions we completed, the internal investments we made, and the value we returned to shareholders, and we look forward to capitalizing on that momentum in fiscal 2024.
"We have never been better positioned to compete in this highly fragmented industry and execute our strategy to capture market share while driving long-term profitable growth."
Stephen Tusa, a top 16% analyst from JP Morgan maintains CNM with a strong buy rating and raises their CNM price target from $38.00 to $54.00, on Mar 19, 2024.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Core & Main stock forecast page.
Last year, CNM earnings were $371.00M. Over the past five year, CNM's earnings have gone up by 39.98% per year. This was faster than the Industrial Distribution industry average of 12.08%.
Last year, CNM revenue was $6.70B. During the past five year, CNM's revenue has grown by 15.92% per year. This was slower than the Industrial Distribution industry average of 23.39%.
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Over the past year, insiders at CNM have sold more shares than they have bought.
Mark R. Witkowski, Chief Financial Officer of CNM, was the latest CNM insider to sell. They sold $2,925,750.00 worth of CNM stock on Apr 8, 2024.
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No, Core & Main doesn't provide an income stream by paying out dividends.
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