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Brady (BRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$75.37 +0.54 (+0.72%)
(As of 12/24/2024 04:45 PM ET)

About Brady Stock (NYSE:BRC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$73.94
$75.70
50-Day Range
$69.65
$76.82
52-Week Range
$56.09
$77.68
Volume
87,737 shs
Average Volume
278,438 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.60 billion
P/E Ratio
18.52
Dividend Yield
1.27%
Price Target
$65.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions (IDS) and workplace safety (WPS) products to identify and protect premises, products, and people in the United States and internationally. The company offers materials, printing systems, RFID, and bar code scanners for product identification, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, and industrial track and trace applications; safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout device, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure writing, and training; and hand-held printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags for wire identification. It also provides name tags, badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software for people identification; and wristbands, labels, printing systems, and other products for tracking and improving the safety of patients. In addition, the company offers workplace safety, identification, and compliance products, such as safety and compliance signs, tags, labels, and markings; informational signage and markings; asset tracking labels; facility safety and personal protection equipment; first-aid products; and other compliance products for process, government, education, construction, and utilities industries. Further, it provides stock and custom identification products; and sells related resale products. The company serves industrial and electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, oil, gas, automotive, aerospace, governments, mass transit, electrical contractors, education, leisure and entertainment, telecommunications, and other industries through distributors, direct sales force, and digital channels. Brady Corporation was incorporated in 1914 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Brady Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

BRC MarketRank™: 

Brady scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 178 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Brady has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Brady has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Brady's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Brady is 18.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Brady is 18.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.05.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Brady has a P/B Ratio of 3.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.49% of the float of Brady has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Brady has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Brady has recently increased by 45.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Brady pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Brady has been increasing its dividend for 39 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Brady is 23.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Brady's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.49% of the float of Brady has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Brady has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Brady has recently increased by 45.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Brady has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Brady this week, compared to 34 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Brady insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,806,959.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    15.60% of the stock of Brady is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.28% of the stock of Brady is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Brady's insider trading history.
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BRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Brady's stock was trading at $58.69 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BRC stock has increased by 28.4% and is now trading at $75.37.
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Brady Co. (NYSE:BRC) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 18th. The industrial products company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Brady: The Code Corporation, Magicard, Nordic ID Oyj, Precision Dynamics Corporation, ID Warehouse, Securimed SAS, STICKOLOR Indústria e Comércio de Auto Adesivos Ltda, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Brady include FMR LLC (5.59%), State Street Corp (3.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (1.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth P Bruno, Russell Shaller, Frank W Harris, Bentley Curran, Nancy Lee Gioia, Andrew Gorman, Thomas F Debruine and Brett Wilms.
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Shares of BRC 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brady investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend
10/10/2024
Dividend Payable
10/31/2024
Last Earnings
11/18/2024
Today
12/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend
1/10/2025
Dividend Payable
1/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
CUSIP
10467410
Employees
5,700
Year Founded
1914

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$65.00
High Stock Price Target
$65.00
Low Stock Price Target
$65.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-13.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$197.21 million
Pretax Margin
17.83%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.39 billion
Cash Flow
$4.90 per share
Book Value
$23.22 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
40,311,000
Market Cap
$3.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.77

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This page (NYSE:BRC) was last updated on 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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