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Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$87.65 -1.03 (-1.16%)
(As of 11:10 AM ET)

About Fomento Económico Mexicano Stock (NYSE:FMX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$87.34
$88.74
50-Day Range
$85.81
$99.43
52-Week Range
$85.30
$143.43
Volume
58,178 shs
Average Volume
676,430 shs
Market Capitalization
$31.36 billion
P/E Ratio
22.47
Dividend Yield
0.57%
Price Target
$126.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, operates as a bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages. The company produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. It also operates small-box retail chain stores in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Brazil under the OXXO name; retail service stations for fuels, motor oils, lubricants, and car care products under the OXXO GAS name in Mexico; and drugstores in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico under the Cruz Verde, Fybeca, SanaSana, YZA, La Moderna, and Farmacon names. In addition, the company is involved in the production and distribution of collers, commercial refrigeration equipment, plastic boxes, food processing, and preservation and weighing equipment; and provision of logistic transportation, distribution and maintenance, point-of-sale refrigeration, and plastics solutions, as well as distribution platform for cleaning products and consumables. Further, it operates small-box retail and food convenience chain stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands under the k kiosk, Brezelkönig, BackWerk, Ditsch, Press & Books, avec, Caffè Spettacolo, and ok.) names, as well as pretzels under the Ditsch name. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Monterrey, Mexico.

Fomento Económico Mexicano Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

FMX MarketRank™: 

Fomento Económico Mexicano scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 146 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Fomento Económico Mexicano's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Fomento Económico Mexicano are expected to grow by 1.52% in the coming year, from $5.27 to $5.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Fomento Económico Mexicano is 22.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.27.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fomento Económico Mexicano is 22.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.13.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has a PEG Ratio of 5.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.59% of the float of Fomento Económico Mexicano has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fomento Económico Mexicano has recently decreased by 42.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has a dividend yield of 0.57%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Fomento Económico Mexicano does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Fomento Económico Mexicano is 12.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Fomento Económico Mexicano will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.35% next year. This indicates that Fomento Económico Mexicano will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Fomento Económico Mexicano's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.59% of the float of Fomento Económico Mexicano has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fomento Económico Mexicano has recently decreased by 42.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Fomento Económico Mexicano has a news sentiment score of 1.17. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Fomento Económico Mexicano this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for FMX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Fomento Económico Mexicano insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.68% of the stock of Fomento Económico Mexicano is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    61.00% of the stock of Fomento Económico Mexicano is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Fomento Económico Mexicano's insider trading history.
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FMX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fomento Económico Mexicano's stock was trading at $130.35 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FMX shares have decreased by 32.3% and is now trading at $88.29.
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Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:FMX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.33. The business earned $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.26 billion. Fomento Económico Mexicano had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.14% and a net margin of 3.22%.

Top institutional shareholders of Fomento Económico Mexicano include Baillie Gifford & Co. (1.20%), abrdn plc (0.41%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.31%) and Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.22%).

Shares of FMX 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 Fomento Económico Mexicano investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/26/2018
Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend
10/16/2024
Dividend Payable
10/28/2024
Today
12/16/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Bottled & canned soft drinks
Sub-Industry
Candy & Soda
Employees
369,367
Year Founded
1993

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$126.33
High Stock Price Target
$152.00
Low Stock Price Target
$109.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+42.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$3.89 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$755.75 billion
Cash Flow
$11.20 per share
Book Value
$62.58 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
337,463,000
Market Cap
$31.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.90

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This page (NYSE:FMX) was last updated on 12/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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