The stock of Core & Main Inc (CNM) has gone down by -2.23% for the week, with a 5.37% rise in the past month and a 14.48% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.62% for CNM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.12% for CNM’s stock, with a 13.24% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Core & Main Inc (NYSE: CNM) Right Now?
Core & Main Inc (NYSE: CNM) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 26.03x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.02. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CNM is 189.35M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.83% of that float. On June 20, 2025, the average trading volume of CNM was 2.22M shares.
CNM) stock’s latest price update
Core & Main Inc (NYSE: CNM) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.97 compared to its previous closing price of 55.61. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fxempire.com reported 2025-06-11 that Water infrastructure firm Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) weathers storms to keep growing.
Analysts’ Opinion of CNM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CNM stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for CNM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CNM in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $60 based on the research report published on April 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CNM reach a price target of $52. The rating they have provided for CNM stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 23rd, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to CNM, setting the target price at $64 in the report published on April 05th of the previous year.
CNM Trading at 5.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CNM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.01% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CNM starting from Whittenburg Mark G, who sale 49,100 shares at the price of $60.03 back on Jun 09 ’25. After this action, Whittenburg Mark G now owns 9,691 shares of Core & Main Inc, valued at $2,947,232 using the latest closing price.
Whittenburg Mark G, the General Counsel and Secretary of Core & Main Inc, sale 900 shares at $60.03 during a trade that took place back on Jun 06 ’25, which means that Whittenburg Mark G is holding 9,691 shares at $54,023 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CNM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Core & Main Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 25.11, with 6.75 for asset returns.
Based on Core & Main Inc (CNM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 913.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.96.
Conclusion
To sum up, Core & Main Inc (CNM) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
