Masco (MAS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Masco Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes home improvement and building products in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company's Plumbing Products segment offers faucets, showerheads, handheld showers, valves, bath hardware and accessories, bathing units, shower bases and enclosures, sinks, toilets, acrylic tubs, shower trays, spas, exercise pools, and fitness systems; brass, copper, and composite plumbing system components; connected water products; thermoplastic solutions, extruded plastic profiles, specialized fabrications, and PEX tubing products; and other non-decorative plumbing products. This segment provides its products under the DELTA, BRIZO, PEERLESS, HANSGROHE, AXOR, KRAUS, EASY DRAIN, STEAMIST, ELITESTEAM, GINGER, NEWPORT BRASS, BRASSTECH, WALTEC, BRISTAN, HERITAGE, MIROLIN, HOT SPRING, CALDERA, FREEFLOW SPAS, FANTASY SPAS, ENDLESS POOLS, BRASSCRAFT, PLUMB SHOP, COBRA, COBRA PRO, and MASTER PLUMBER brands. Its Decorative Architectural Products segment offers paints, primers, specialty coatings, stains, and waterproofing products, as well as paint applicators and accessories; cabinet and door hardware, functional hardware, wall plates, hook and rail products, closet organization systems, and picture hanging accessories; decorative bath hardware, mirrors, and shower accessories and doors; and decorative indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, landscape lighting, and LED lighting systems. This segment provides its products under the BEHR, KILZ, WHIZZ, Elder & Jenks, LIBERTY, BRAINERD, FRANKLIN BRASS, KICHLER, and ÉLAN brands. It sells its products to the plumbing, heating, and hardware wholesalers; home centers and online retailers; hardware stores; electrical and landscape distributors; lighting showrooms; building supply outlets; and other mass merchandisers. Masco Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.30 to $77.19
• 50-Day Range: $76.17 to $85.71
• 52-Week Range: $58.89 to $86.70
• Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.48
• Dividend Yield: 1.51%
• Price Target: $85.96
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Masco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Masco scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 102 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Masco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Masco has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Masco are expected to grow by 8.31% in the coming year, from $4.09 to $4.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Masco is 20.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Masco is 20.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 29.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Masco has a PEG Ratio of 2.54. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Masco has a P/B Ratio of 175.02. 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

1.51% of the float of Masco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Masco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Masco has recently increased by 11.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Masco pays a meaningful dividend of 1.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Masco has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Masco is 30.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Masco will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.19% next year. This indicates that Masco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.43

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.51% of the float of Masco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Masco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Masco has recently increased by 11.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Masco has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Masco this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Masco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Masco insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,961,592.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of Masco is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.91% of the stock of Masco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MAS shares performed this year?

Masco's stock was trading at $66.98 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MAS shares have increased by 15.0% and is now trading at $77.01.
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How were Masco's earnings last quarter?

Masco Co. (NYSE:MAS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The construction company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08. The firm's revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Masco have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Masco: SmarTap, The L.D. Kichler Co., Erickson Framing, Guy Evans Inc., Hansgrohe, Diversified Cabinet Distributors Inc., IDI Group inc, and more.

Who are Masco's major shareholders?

Masco's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.77%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.32%), Harris Associates L P (3.07%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith J Allman, John G Sznewajs, Kenneth G Cole, Renee Straber, Reginald M Turner Jr, Jai Shah, Richard Allan Marshall, Charles K Stevens III and John P Lindow.
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How do I buy shares of Masco?

Shares of MAS 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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What other stocks do shareholders of Masco own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Masco investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Intel (INTC) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/08/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Heating equipment, except electric & warm air; & plumbing fixtures
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MAS
• CUSIP: 57459910
• CIK: 62996
• Web: www.masco.com
• Phone: (313) 274-7400
• Fax: 313-792-4177
• Employees: 18,000
• Year Founded: 1929

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $85.96
• High Stock Price Target: $96.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $66.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.83
• P/E Growth: 2.54
• Net Income: $908 million
• Net Margins: 10.54%
• Pretax Margin: 14.41%
• Return on Equity: 615.54%
• Return on Assets: 16.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 20.74
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.09
• Cash Flow: $4.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.23
• Book Value: $0.44 per share
• Price / Book: 175.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 215,750,000
• Free Float: 213,376,000
• Market Cap: $16.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24