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: $446.79 to $462.89
• 50-Day Range: $378.71 to $457.25
• 52-Week Range: $306.69 to $470.00
• Volume: 393,230 shs
• Average Volume: 284,113 shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.11
• Dividend Yield: 0.43%
• Price Target: $430.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Casey's General Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Casey's General Stores scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th 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: 2.4 / 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 2.85, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Casey's General Stores has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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 32.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Casey's General Stores is 32.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 21.63.

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 5.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.65% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Casey's General Stores has recently increased by 8.87%, 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 0.46%, 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

3.65% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Casey's General Stores has recently increased by 8.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Casey's General Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 27 news articles for Casey's General Stores this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for CASY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

17 people have added Casey's General Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 42% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Casey's General Stores insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $99,978.00 in company stock and sold $109,252.00 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

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 at the start of the year. Since then, CASY shares have increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $460.78.
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How were Casey's General Stores' earnings last quarter?

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) posted 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Does Casey's General Stores have any subsidiaries?

Casey's General Stores subsidiaries include 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?

Top institutional investors of Casey's General Stores include GAMMA Investing LLC (1.47%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.74%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.30%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.28%). 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

• Record date for 2/17 Dividend: 2/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/17 Dividend: 2/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/17/2025
• Last Earnings: 3/11/2025
• Today: 4/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/10/2025

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: 42,500
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $430.33
• High Stock Price Target: $500.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $337.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $14.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.05
• 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: $15.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $25.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.25
• Book Value: $81.46 per share
• Price / Book: 5.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,119,000
• Free Float: 36,910,000
• Market Cap: $17.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74