Core & Main, Inc. (CNM)Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
50.79 USD
-1.18
(-2.271%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 50.65 -0.14 (-0.137%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:36 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:50 p.m. EDT
Core & Main is showing signs of a technical rebound with strong speculative capital positioning a 'floor' support at $50 while targeting upside toward $60+. The heavy call Open Interest at $55 suggests near-term upside momentum, but the stock is still trading well below analyst consensus ($62.50) and recent highs. While fundamentals are stable, the lack of dividends offers no cushion, and Form 144 officer sales create slight headwinds against the optimistic short-term options flow. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.061391 |
| AutoETS | 0.061393 |
| AutoTheta | 0.064758 |
| MSTL | 0.068560 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 8.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.217 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 118.467 |
| Revenue per Share | 40.306 |
| Market Cap | 9,930,070,016 |
| Trailing P/E | 21.99 |
| Forward P/E | 17.02 |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Profit Margins | 5.77% |
| Website | https://www.coreandmain.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:50 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates strong short-term bullish positioning. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed Out-of-the-Money (OTM), with significant concentration at the $55, $57.5, and $65 strikes for the May and June expirations. This suggests a 'gamma squeeze' target around current levels ($50-$54). Notable is the massive volume spike in $65 calls relative to open interest, signaling speculation for a 25% move by year-end. Conversely, put activity is predominantly ATM/ITM in the near term ($32.5-$42.5 strikes), indicating a strong magnet floor expectation but limited aggressive bearish sizing. Implied Volatility is elevated at ATM strikes (~50-60%), compressing premiums but reflecting uncertainty. The 'put wall' at $55 for the 2027 DTE suggests traders view $55 as a critical resistance/testing zone.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.054828644 |
| Address1 | 1,830 Craig Park Court |
| All Time High | 67.18 |
| All Time Low | 18.75 |
| Ask | 51.22 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,686,310 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,458,791 |
| Average Volume | 2,458,791 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,686,310 |
| Beta | 1.003 |
| Bid | 50.45 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 10.579 |
| City | Saint Louis |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 50.79 |
| Current Ratio | 2.634 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 53.435 |
| Day Low | 50.77 |
| Debt To Equity | 118.467 |
| Display Name | Core & Main |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,749,558,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,749,558,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.091 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.094 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,355,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,781,008,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,781,008,200 |
| Ebitda | 914,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11951999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.972 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.55 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,856,192,512 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.49618 |
| Eps Forward | 2.98447 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.31 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 52.3328 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.5428009 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.02948057 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 5.4828644 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 67.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -16.39 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2439714 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.830002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15536857 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.96 - 67.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,626,960,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 187,684,877 |
| Forward Eps | 2.98447 |
| Forward P E | 17.018099 |
| Free Cashflow | 464,249,984 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26926002 |
| Gross Profits | 2,059,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00588 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.13828 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 195,512,309 |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Key | industrial-distribution |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-23 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,904,000 |
| Long Business Summary | Core & Main, Inc. engages in the distribution of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products and related services in the United States. The company's products portfolio include pipes, valves, hydrants, fittings, and other products and services used for service, repair and replacement of underground water infrastructure; storm drainage products, such as corrugated HDPE and metal piping systems, retention basins, inline drains, manholes, grates, geosynthetics, erosion control, and other related products; fire protection products, including fire protection pipes, valves, fittings, sprinkler heads and other accessories, as well as fabrication and kitting services; smart meter products; and smart metering solutions which include meter accessories, meter installation, network infrastructure and software installation, training, and long-term services, as well as engineered treatment plant products. Its specialty products and services are used in the maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection infrastructure. The company serves municipalities, private water companies, and professional contractors in the municipal, non-residential, and residential end markets. Core & Main, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Long Name | Core & Main, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 9,930,070,016 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_2504079 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,769,904,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 441,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,440,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 9,552,192,421 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 16 |
| Open | 52.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | 650,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.074640006 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.53 |
| Phone | 314 432 4700 |
| Post Market Change | -0.13680267 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.2693496 |
| Post Market Price | 50.6532 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,468,987 |
| Previous Close | 51.97 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.34709 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.8010206 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2985576 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05767 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.462 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.18 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.27054 |
| Regular Market Day High | 53.435 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 50.77 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 50.77 - 53.435 |
| Regular Market Open | 52.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 51.97 |
| Regular Market Price | 50.79 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,835,979 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07549 |
| Return On Equity | 0.24012 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.069 |
| Revenue Per Share | 40.306 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 188,072,306 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0431 |
| Shares Short | 8,111,514 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,834,166 |
| Short Name | Core & Main, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.048299998 |
| Short Ratio | 3.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MO |
| Symbol | CNM |
| Target High Price | 75.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.875 |
| Target Median Price | 62.5 |
| Total Cash | 230,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.223 |
| Total Debt | 2,456,999,936 |
| Total Revenue | 7,647,000,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.31 |
| Trailing P E | 21.987015 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.5308 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 55.0149 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.2248993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07679555 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,835,979 |
| Website | https://www.coreandmain.com |
| Zip | 63,146 |