Corning, Inc (NYSE: GLW) has seen a rise in its stock price by 2.38 in relation to its previous close of 49.60. However, the company has experienced a -0.22% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-09 that Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.
Is It Worth Investing in Corning, Inc (NYSE: GLW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Corning, Inc (NYSE: GLW) is 97.17x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GLW is 1.10. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GLW is 782.78M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.91% of that float. On June 17, 2025, GLW’s average trading volume was 6.07M shares.
GLW’s Market Performance
GLW stock saw an increase of -0.22% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.68% and a quarterly increase of 8.37%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.00%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.21% for Corning, Inc (GLW). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.92% for GLW stock, with a simple moving average of 7.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GLW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GLW stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for GLW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GLW in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $60 based on the research report published on January 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GLW reach a price target of $47, previously predicting the price at $44. The rating they have provided for GLW stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 21st, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to GLW, setting the target price at $46 in the report published on July 31st of the previous year.
GLW Trading at 10.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GLW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.22% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GLW starting from Verkleeren Ronald L, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $50.52 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, Verkleeren Ronald L now owns 54,288 shares of Corning, Inc, valued at $1,010,406 using the latest closing price.
Ronald Verkleeren, the Officer of Corning, Inc, proposed sale 20,000 shares at $50.52 during a trade that took place back on Jun 11 ’25, which means that Ronald Verkleeren is holding shares at $1,010,380 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GLW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Corning, Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 4.14, with 1.65 for asset returns.
Based on Corning, Inc (GLW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.49 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.7. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.69.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Corning, Inc (GLW) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
