As of Friday close, U.S. Bancorp’s (NYSE:USB) stock was up $0.41, moving up 1.04 percent to $39.86. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 12,579,360 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.32 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 14,543,285, while in the previous 50 days, it was 14,389,692.
Since last month, USB stock rose 20.82%. Shares of the company fell to $32.05 on 07/06/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $49.95 was reached on 01/26/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $27.27. Since the beginning of this year, USB’s stock price has dropped by -8.60% or -$3.75, and marked a new high 9 times. However, the stock has declined by -20.20% since its 52-week high.
USB stock investors should be aware that U.S. Bancorp (USB) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 89 days ago on May 08. Kelligrew James B, the Vice Chair of the company, purchased of 16,260 shares for $30.59 on May 08. It resulted in a $497,475 investment by the insider. McKenney Richard P added 20,000 shares at an average price of $30.37 on May 05. The insider now owns 20,000 shares following the transaction. On Apr 28, Director Wine Scott W. bought 30,438 shares at $32.85 apiece. The transaction was valued at $999,888.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, U.S. Bancorp (USB) has a P/E ratio of about 11.08. The stock’s beta is 0.99. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.38, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.32, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 3.27 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.48 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.48. On Tuesday September 13 2022, a $0.02 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.91, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.91. In the year ended June 29, operating margins totaled 50.60%. Based on annual data, USB earned $14.73 billion in gross profit and brought in $17.95 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 13.70%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 12.70%.
In U.S. Bancorp’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $39.83 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. While analysts expected U.S. Bancorp to report $1.12 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $1.12 per share. The value of shareholders’ equity is $1.53 billion.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at U.S. Bancorp’s (USB) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 32.70%, the RSI 9-day stood at 67.13% on 04 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current U.S. Bancorp price is up by +0.81% percent or $0.32. At present, USB shares trade +18.84% above its 20-day simple moving average and +9.09% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +28.00% above its SMA50 and -6.52% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 83.19% and Stochastic coefficient D was 80.91%, while ATR was 1.13. Given the Stochastic reading of 88.48% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 66.80%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.22, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.42.
Analyst Ratings
DA Davidson reiterated its a Neutral rating on U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) in a note to investors. The analysts firm has however raised their price target to $41, representing a possible -2.21% increase in the stock price. U.S. Bancorp (USB) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, USB is a sell, and 15 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 2 analysts rate U.S. Bancorp stock as buy, with 11 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $43.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $35.00 – $70.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict U.S. Bancorp (USB) will achieve an average price target of $43.52.
