Shares of Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY – Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $835.38.
CASY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of Casey’s General Stores from $970.00 to $780.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $775.00 target price on shares of Casey’s General Stores in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Casey’s General Stores from $960.00 to $750.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Casey’s General Stores from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $950.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Casey’s General Stores in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Casey’s General Stores
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Casey’s General Stores during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,759,895,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Casey’s General Stores in the second quarter worth $281,872,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Casey’s General Stores during the second quarter worth $281,011,000. Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Casey’s General Stores during the second quarter worth $246,982,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Casey’s General Stores by 2.1% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 252,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,693,000 after acquiring an additional 5,294 shares in the last quarter. 85.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Casey’s General Stores Trading Up 0.4%
Casey’s General Stores stock opened at $680.19 on Monday. Casey’s General Stores has a 52-week low of $497.38 and a 52-week high of $927.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.76, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $672.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $739.73.
Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 8th. The company reported $7.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.78 by $0.59. Casey’s General Stores had a return on equity of 19.68% and a net margin of 4.14%. The firm had revenue of $5.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.56 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $5.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Casey’s General Stores will post 21.61 earnings per share for the current year.
Casey’s General Stores Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, November 1st will be given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. Casey’s General Stores’s dividend payout ratio is 12.52%.
Casey’s General Stores Company Profile
Casey’s General Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: CASY) is a U.S.-based convenience store chain that operates retail fuel stations and food-focused convenience outlets. Founded in 1959 in Boone, Iowa, the company has grown from a single neighborhood store into a regional operator known for combining traditional convenience retailing—fuel, packaged goods and tobacco—with a larger emphasis on fresh and prepared foods.
The company’s stores typically offer gasoline and diesel alongside a range of grocery essentials, grab-and-go items and made-to-order foodservice.
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