Dow Inc [NYSE: DOW] stock went on a downward path that fall over -3.44% on Monday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 1.78%.
Over the last 12 months, DOW stock dropped by -31.52%. The one-year Dow Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 15.05. The average equity rating for DOW stock is currently 2.83, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $19.42 billion, with 706.86 million shares outstanding and 703.88 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 11.01M shares, DOW stock reached a trading volume of 13037371 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $32.35 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.
BMO Capital Markets have made an estimate for Dow Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 23, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 15, 2025, representing the official price target for Dow Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $31, while JP Morgan analysts kept a Neutral rating on DOW stock. On January 07, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for DOW shares from 60 to 53.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.16, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.68.
DOW Stock Performance Analysis:
Dow Inc [DOW] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.78. With this latest performance, DOW shares dropped by -2.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -31.52% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -31.52% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Dow Inc Fundamentals:
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 Stock EPS
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 1.67%.
Dow Inc [DOW] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $67.82%, or 67.94% 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%.
