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CASY·Caseys General Stores, Inc.

$632.88
+12.08 (+1.95%)
High
$639.34
Open
$624.10
Market Cap
22.74B
52W High
$930.14
Low
$621.18
P. Close
$632.88
P/E
29.43
52W Low
$497.38
Fwd P/E
26.83
DailyIQ Est.
$811.57
Inst. Ownership
4.5%
Short Interest
4.19%
Days to Cover
1.8
Technical Score (1D)
50
NEUTRAL
News Sentiment
54
MIXED
CASY scores 50 on the 1D technical view with a NEUTRAL signal and mixed momentum. Price action is in a neutral range - the market is coiling, and neither side has been willing to push to a definitive break. Sentiment at 54 is diverging from the flat technical backdrop, removing sentiment as a directional catalyst for now. Consolidations like this are often a sign that the market is waiting for new information before committing capital in either direction. The range between $597.12 and $646.88 is well-defined. When this kind of compression resolves - particularly if it resolves with a gap or range-expansion bar - the follow-through tends to be more sustained than a typical breakout because of the energy that builds during the quiet phase. Coiled setups like this are as much about time as they are about price - the longer CASY compresses between $597.12 and $646.88 without a catalyst, the more the eventual move tends to compensate. Watching for a volume spike on the actual break, rather than trying to anticipate direction from the shape of the range, has historically been the more reliable approach.
LOW TARGET
$687 +8.6%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$791 +24.9%
12 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$933 +47.4%
15 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$687.00 - $933.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
9/10/8/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$811.57 (+28.2%)
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Specialty Retail
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
CASY
Description
Casey's General Stores operates a network of convenience stores across the United States, primarily under the Casey's brand. The company's core business centers on providing a wide array of food and beverage options, including pizza, donuts, and various breakfast, lunch, and dinner items. Complementing its food offerings, Casey's stores also sell a selection of tobacco products, snacks, and beverages, along with essential household and automotive products. A key component of Casey's value proposition is the sale of motor fuels, offered on a self-service basis, alongside additional services like ATMs and lottery tickets. Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, Casey's strategically leverages its distribution centers to efficiently serve its extensive store network.
Bought (1Y)
256 shares
$199K
Sold (1Y)
87,951 shares
$74.4M
Donthi Sri-
Option Exercise326 shares2026-09-02
Donthi Sri-
Award/Grant220 shares2026-09-02
Donthi Sri-
Option Exercise326 shares2026-09-02
Wing Allison M.-
Option Exercise326 shares2026-09-02
Wing Allison M.-
Award/Grant220 shares2026-09-02
71/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
24.6%
Net Margin
4.1%
Revenue CAGR
8.1%
Current Ratio
1.01x
Debt / Equity
0.62x
Return on Equity
18.1%
Earnings Summary
Casey's General Stores operates a nationwide network of convenience stores offering food, beverage, tobacco, and automotive products, with a significant portion of revenue derived from self‑service motor fuels; the company operates within the consumer cyclical specialty retail sector. In Q4 2024, Casey’s reported EPS of $2.33 versus an estimate of $2.06, while revenue reached $3.90 billion, indicating a solid earnings beat and strong top‑line performance; the following quarter, Q4 2026, saw EPS rise to $4.37 against an estimate of $3.32 and revenue of $4.57 billion versus an estimate of $4.39 billion, continuing the upward trajectory. The Q1 2027 results delivered EPS of $7.37 against an estimate of $6.74 and revenue of $5.68 billion versus an estimate of $5.69 billion, maintaining the earnings beat trend while revenue growth slowed slightly. Historically, Casey’s has shown a consistent YoY revenue growth rate of roughly 5–6 % over the past few quarters, with EPS growth outpacing revenue, and has frequently beaten analyst estimates in the last four quarters, underscoring a resilient profitability profile. Recent news highlights a 27.7 % jump in Q1 2027 EPS, yet the company left full‑year guidance unchanged, prompting price‑target cuts and a reassessment of valuation multiples; same‑store sales growth of 3.2 % versus the expected 3.8 % has raised concerns about top‑line momentum, while fuel and prepared‑food margins remain strong.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.27$2.99$4.72$6.44$8.17Q4'24Q4'26Q1'27Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$2.89 - -
Q1'27$6.74$7.37+9.3%
Q4'26$3.32$4.37+31.6%
Q4'24$2.06$2.33+13.0%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$3.6B$4.2B$4.8B$5.4B$6.0BQ4'24Q4'26Q1'27Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$4.1B - -
Q1'27$5.7B$5.7B-0.2%
Q4'26$4.4B$4.6B+4.2%
Q4'24 - $3.9B -

Market Data

CASY Stock Snapshot

NEUTRAL50/100
$632.88+$12.08 (1.9%)
Market cap
22.74B
P/E ratio
29.4
Day range
$621.18 – $639.34
News sentiment
54/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$790.53 (+24.9%)
Consensus
Buy · 29 analysts
52-week range+27.2% off low · -32.0% from high
$497.38$930.14
Price $632.88 DailyIQ Est. $811.57

Neither side has the upper hand on CASY right now, and the indicator set reflects that. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into CASY?

CHEAP

At today's price, Caseys General Stores, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 16.5% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 7.72% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 20.9% a year, so the market is asking for 4.4 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis CASY looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
16.5%
Historical FCF CAGR
20.9%
Growth gap
-4.4 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
7.72%
Beta
0.59

Behaviour On Record

What CASY's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
52.7% 97th pct
Below its peak
-32.9%
vs 200-day average
-15.7%
Up days (1y)
47%

Caseys General Stores, Inc. is currently running 52.7% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CASY's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 97th percentile — an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 21.5%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

CASY is trading -32.9% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -14.8%, and the deepest was -33.4% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -15.7% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 1st percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year CASY closed higher on 47% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On October specifically: over 13 years of records, CASY finished the month higher 9 of 13 times, with a median return of +2.2% and an average of +2.3%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +4.8% on average, its weakest December at -2.1%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CASY has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 63 of 3,267 sessions (1.9% of the time), with the largest gaps running +5.0% and -12.2%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, CASY moved an average of 8.8% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 3 times, with a median move of -3.6% and a largest of +16.6%.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-10-07 and 2026-10-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CASY's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CASY's sector?

Caseys General Stores, Inc. sits in the Consumer Discretionary sector, currently ranked 6th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (improving). Within its narrower Retail industry group, CASY ranks 4th of 15 tracked industries, improving.

Sector rank
#6 of 12
Sector state
Improving
Sector rotation score
55
Industry rank
#4 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CASY?

CallsPuts

For Caseys General Stores, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 9 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.42), with at-the-money implied volatility around 35.3%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±5.2% move by that expiry — a range of about $604.13–$670.87.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
0.42
ATM implied volatility
35.3%
Total open interest
4,053
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±5.2% ($604.13–$670.87)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CASY?

Evercore ISI Group most recently reiterated its rating on Caseys General Stores, Inc. to Outperform on Sep 11, 2026 with a price target of $775 (from $880). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
Evercore ISI Group — Outperform
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 11, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedOutperform$880 → $775
Sep 10, 2026Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket Perform → Outperform$750
Sep 10, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$925 → $720
Sep 10, 2026KeybancMaintainedOverweight$970 → $780
Sep 9, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$960 → $750
Sep 9, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$913 → $910
Sep 9, 2026Stephens & Co.ReiteratedOverweight$975
Sep 3, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$975 → $833
Aug 27, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$945 → $925
Jun 29, 2026BMO CapitalUpgradeMarket Perform → Outperform$950
Jun 25, 2026BNP ParibasMaintainedOutperform$1032 → $995
Jun 25, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedNeutral$695 → $795

CASY Competitive Positioning

Caseys General Stores, Inc. (CASY) is tracked alongside these names in Specialty Retail on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

54/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MIXED

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
Casey's General Stores announced the purchase of 20 convenience stores from Oklahoma‑based ASAP Energy, adding wholesale and fuel assets to its portfolio. The deal is part of Casey’s aggressive expansion plan to reach 3,000 stores, targeting a 400‑store addition over the next three years. The acquisition strengthens Casey’s presence in Oklahoma and accelerates growth through bolt‑on purchases rather than organic expansion alone.
What did this article say?
Casey’s General Stores reported a 27.7% rise in fiscal 2027 Q1 EPS and maintained full‑year guidance, yet the stock fell sharply as analysts reassessed the company’s valuation. The earnings beat was offset by a perception that the market had over‑priced growth, leading to a consensus downgrade of price targets. Investors are now questioning whether the company’s strong performance is sustainable or merely a short‑term surge.
What did this article say?
Casey’s General Stores (CASY) has delivered an average annual return of 18.59% over the past 15 years, outperforming the broader market by 5.05% on an annualized basis. The data underscores the company’s consistent growth trajectory and resilient business model. While the performance is impressive, there are no new catalysts or guidance updates disclosed in this article.
What did this article say?
Casey's (CASY) has fallen 28.5% over the past month but is now technically oversold, suggesting a potential reversal. Wall Street analysts have largely upgraded earnings estimates, indicating confidence in better-than-expected results. The convergence of technical signals and analyst sentiment points to a near‑term bullish bias for the stock.
What did this article say?
Capital One Securities has reduced its price target for Casey's General Stores (CASY) from $896 to $711 while keeping an equal‑weight rating. The downgrade reflects concerns over the retailer’s earnings trajectory and competitive pressures in the convenience‑store sector. The adjustment signals a modest but material headwind for the stock, potentially prompting investors to reassess valuation assumptions. Analysts note that the new target still places CASY above the current market price, but the gap has narrowed considerably.
What did this article say?
Casey’s General Stores reported a first‑quarter earnings beat with EPS of $7.37 versus the $6.78 consensus, driven by strong fuel and prepared‑food margins. However, same‑store sales grew only 3.2%, below the 3.8% expectation, and fuel gallons sold dipped 0.3% as higher prices pushed customers toward fewer gallons. The mixed results led to a 10‑15% drop in shares, reflecting investor concern that revenue growth may be slowing even as profitability remains robust. The company highlighted volatile fuel conditions and the potential for continued margin pressure if fuel prices remain high.
What did this article say?
Mad Money host Jim Cramer applauded investors who repurchased shares of Casey’s General Stores (CASY) after the company’s earnings call, citing the firm’s exposure to fuel economics as a key driver. Cramer highlighted that oil price gains are lifting CASY’s fuel margins, with same‑store gallons up modestly and gross profit rising 19.6% in Q1 FY27. The analyst’s endorsement signals confidence in the company’s ability to weather commodity volatility and suggests a bullish stance on the stock’s near‑term outlook.
What did this article say?
Casey's General Stores (CASY) posted a strong first‑quarter fiscal 2027 with sales of $5.68 billion and net income of $273.7 million, exceeding expectations. The company approved a $0.65 per‑share quarterly dividend and reaffirmed its share‑repurchase program. Management outlined plans to open at least 120 new stores, signaling aggressive growth. These moves suggest a bullish outlook for CASY’s revenue trajectory and shareholder returns.
What did this article say?
CASY is cited as an example of an asset‑light company that generates strong free cash flow, alongside Ryan Specialty and Kinsale Capital. The piece notes that firms in software, financial services, insurance, and health care services can convert a large share of revenue into free cash flow due to minimal capital equipment. CASY’s model of earning fees from transactions without heavy physical assets positions it well for continued revenue growth while keeping costs and assets low. The article suggests that such companies are likely to benefit from current market momentum favoring service‑oriented businesses.
What did this article say?
On September 9, Jim Cramer highlighted Casey’s General Stores (CASY) as a "perfect bellwether" for consumer spending during his Mad Money episode. He linked the decline in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—down 31% from 415 million to 286 million barrels—to broader economic pressures that could dampen retail sales. The commentary suggests that CASY’s performance may foreshadow shifts in consumer behavior, but no concrete financial data or guidance was disclosed.

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
5 tracked managers · $1.28B combined position · 3 adding, 2 trimming, 0 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy1,084,1713.02%$858.61M2026-08-12
Marshall Wace, LLP▼ Sell426,1041.19%$338.66M2026-08-13
Neuberger Berman Group LLC▲ Buy63,6950.18%$50.62M2026-08-13
Loomis Sayles & Co L P▼ Sell35,8600.10%$28.50M2026-08-14
Ancora Advisors LLC▲ Buy8140.00%$592.5K2026-05-15
Q2 2026 flow:250.3K sh bought ($198.26M)20.2K sh sold ($16.07M)net +230.1K sh (+$182.19M)
Congressional Trading Activity
5 disclosed trades · ~$40.0K est. traded value · 3 buys, 2 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
Rick LarsenHouseWA02▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-04-072026-04-15
Lisa McClainHouseMI09▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-10-312025-11-21
Lisa McClainHouseMI09▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-10-302025-11-21
Lisa McClainHouseMI09▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-06-112025-08-13
Thom TillisSenateNC▼ Sell$1K - $15K2015-02-132015-02-26