The stock of McCormick & Co., Inc (NYSE: MKC) has decreased by -0.64 when compared to last closing price of 76.31.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.24% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-06-26 that CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer is joined by McCormick CEO Brendan Foley to discuss the company’s tariff strategy, its latest earnings results and more.
Is It Worth Investing in McCormick & Co., Inc (NYSE: MKC) Right Now?
McCormick & Co., Inc (NYSE: MKC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 26.33x compared to its average ratio. MKC has 36-month beta value of 0.69. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MKC is 252.16M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.97% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MKC on July 01, 2025 was 2.41M shares.
MKC’s Market Performance
MKC stock saw an increase of 1.24% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.51% and a quarterly increase of -6.92%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.00% for McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.81% for MKC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -2.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MKC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MKC stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for MKC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MKC in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $83 based on the research report published on June 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to MKC, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on January 08th of the current year.
MKC Trading at 1.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MKC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.08% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MKC starting from Jenkins Katherine, who sale 7,642 shares at the price of $76.38 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, Jenkins Katherine now owns 0 shares of McCormick & Co., Inc, valued at $583,696 using the latest closing price.
Repas Gregory, the V.P. & Controller of McCormick & Co., Inc, sale 2,750 shares at $81.42 during a trade that took place back on Apr 03 ’25, which means that Repas Gregory is holding 2,266 shares at $223,905 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MKC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for McCormick & Co., Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 14.19, with 5.93 for asset returns.
Based on McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.3 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.68.
Conclusion
To put it simply, McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
