Casey's General Stores (CASY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Casey's General Stores, Inc. engages in the provision of management and operation of convenience stores and gasoline stations. It provides self-service gasoline, a wide selection of grocery items, and an array of freshly prepared food items. The firm offers food, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty aids, automotive products, and other non-food items. The company was founded by Donald F. Lamberti in 1968 and is headquartered in Ankeny, IA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $388.54 to $412.21
• 50-Day Range: $378.71 to $442.54
• 52-Week Range: $290.00 to $445.17
• Volume: 239,885 shs
• Average Volume: 267,408 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.97
• Dividend Yield: 0.50%
• Price Target: $423.09
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Casey's General Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Casey's General Stores scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Casey's General Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Casey's General Stores has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Casey's General Stores are expected to grow by 13.20% in the coming year, from $13.94 to $15.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Casey's General Stores is 27.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Casey's General Stores is 27.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Casey's General Stores has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Casey's General Stores has a P/B Ratio of 4.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.90% of the float of Casey's General Stores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Casey's General Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Casey's General Stores has recently increased by 11.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Casey's General Stores has a dividend yield of 0.51%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Casey's General Stores has been increasing its dividend for 24 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Casey's General Stores is 13.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Casey's General Stores will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.67% next year. This indicates that Casey's General Stores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.70

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.90% of the float of Casey's General Stores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Casey's General Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Casey's General Stores has recently increased by 11.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Casey's General Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Casey's General Stores this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for CASY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Casey's General Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Casey's General Stores insiders have bought 3.21% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $198,380.00 in company stock and sold $192,208.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.56% of the stock of Casey's General Stores is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.63% of the stock of Casey's General Stores is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CASY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CASY shares performed this year?

Casey's General Stores' stock was trading at $396.23 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CASY stock has increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $399.3840.
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How were Casey's General Stores' earnings last quarter?

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 11th. The company reported $2.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.57. The firm's revenue was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Casey's General Stores have any subsidiaries?

Casey's General Stores subsidiaries include these companies: Buchanan Energy, Casey’s Marketing Company, Casey’s Retail Company, Casey’s Services Company, CGS Stores LLC, and Heartland Property Company LLC.

Who are Casey's General Stores' major shareholders?

Casey's General Stores' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.23%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (4.79%), FMR LLC (2.81%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Darren M Rebelez, Thomas P Brennan Jr, Mike Spanos and Katrina S Lindsey.
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How do I buy shares of Casey's General Stores?

Shares of CASY 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 Casey's General Stores own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Casey's General Stores investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 2/17 Dividend: 2/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/17/2025
• Last Earnings: 3/11/2025
• Today: 3/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CASY
• CIK: 726958
• Web: www.caseys.com
• Phone: (515) 965-6100
• Fax: 515-965-6160
• Employees: 45,359
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $422.18
• High Stock Price Target: $454.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $337.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $14.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.17
• P/E Growth: 2.4
• Net Income: $501.97 million
• Net Margins: 3.57%
• Pretax Margin: 4.70%
• Return on Equity: 17.17%
• Return on Assets: 7.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.94
• Cash Flow: $20.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.25
• Book Value: $81.46 per share
• Price / Book: 4.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,118,000
• Free Float: 36,910,000
• Market Cap: $14.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87