Arcosa, Inc. ACA Stock Analysis

Arcosa, Inc. stock trades under the ticker ACA & has recently shown signs of bullish momentum that traders & investors should take a closer look at.

ACA stock closed at $52.64/share on 1/18/2022.

Arcosa, Inc. ACA Stock’s Technicals Broken Down

Arcosa, Inc. ACA Stock's Technical Performance Over The Last Year

ACA Stock Price: $52.64

10 Day Moving Average: $52.05

50 Day Moving Average: $53.75

200 Day Moving Average: $55.28

RSI: 50.7

MACD: -0.423

Yesterday, ACA stock completed a bullish MACD crossover, with a neutral RSI & breaking above the 10 Day Moving Average.

Their 50 Day MA is ~2% above the current price level, which upon crossing would provide additional bullish momentum in the near-term.

ACA stock’s next resistance test will be at the $53.25-53.62-range.

Arcosa, Inc. ACA Stock As A Long-Term Investment

Investors will find ACA stock’s valuation metrics modest, with a P/E (ttm) of 38.2 & a P/B (mrq) of 1.37.

Their Quarterly Revenue Growth Y-o-Y is 14.1%.

ACA stock’s balance sheet does need a closer examination though, with Total Cash (mrq) of $66.1M & Total Debt (mrq) of $782.6M.

ACA stock offers a dividend that is 0.38%, that appears very safe with a Payout Ratio of 13.89%.

93.7% of ACA stock’s total share float is held by institutional investors.

Arcosa, Inc. ACA Stock As A Short-Term Trade Using Options

Arcosa, Inc. stock has options that traders can use in the short-term to profit off of their moves in either direction.

I am looking at the contracts with the 2/18 expiration date.

The $50 & $55 calls look interesting, although both are very illiquid with low levels of open interest.

The $55 puts look interesting as well, with there being no open interest on $60 put contracts yet.

As we just had an expiration day on Friday, I expect to see more contracts written for this date in the near-future.

Tying It All Together

All-in-all, there look to be many interesting advantages for ACA stock in the eyes of both traders & investors.

Investors will like their valuation & their small, but safe dividend yield.

Traders will like their near-term momentum, as ACA looks primed to continue climbing in the near-term, despite broader market volatility.

Overall, ACA stock is worth taking a closer look at, regardless of your trading style.

*** I DO NOT OWN SHARES OF ACA STOCK ***