Dow Inc [NYSE: DOW] gained 22582970% or 9999971.5 points to close at $10000000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 22582970 shares.
It opened the trading session at $28.515, the shares rose to $28.61 and dropped to $27.52, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for DOW points out that the company has recorded -30.79% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 10.00M shares, DOW reached to a volume of 22582970 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Dow Inc [DOW]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for DOW shares is $33.06 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on DOW stock is a recommendation set at 2.83. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for Dow Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on April 15, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 04, 2025, representing the official price target for Dow Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $60 to $53, while Piper Sandler kept a Neutral rating on DOW stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.17, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.68.
Trading performance analysis for DOW stock
Dow Inc [DOW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.90. With this latest performance, DOW shares dropped by -6.81% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -30.79% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -30.82% in the past year of trading.
Dow Inc [DOW]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Dow Inc [DOW] shares currently have an operating margin of 3.49% and a Gross Margin at 8.91%. Dow Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 0.66%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 0.48%, with Return on Assets sitting at 0.48%.
Dow Inc [DOW]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for DOW. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Dow Inc go to 4.76%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Dow Inc [DOW]
There are presently around $67.88%, or 68.00%% of DOW stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of DOW stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 81.86 million shares, which is approximately 11.6306%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 51.06 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.71 billion in DOW stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.83 billion in DOW stock with ownership which is approximately 4.9025%.
