Masco (NYSE:MAS) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Masco (NYSE:MAS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.200-4.450 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on MAS shares. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Masco from $84.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Masco from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $89.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $74.00 target price on shares of Masco in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Masco from $80.00 to $83.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Masco from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Masco has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $85.58.

Masco Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of MAS opened at $76.71 on Thursday. Masco has a 52-week low of $63.81 and a 52-week high of $86.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.74, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.83. The business’s fifty day moving average is $76.53 and its 200-day moving average is $78.70. The firm has a market cap of $16.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.40, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.25.

Masco (NYSE:MAS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The construction company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.01. Masco had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 615.54%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.83 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Masco will post 4.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Masco Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This is a boost from Masco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Masco’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.85%.

About Masco

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.