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Dycom Industries (DY) stock, explained like you're 5
Dycom Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DY. It is a mid cap company in the water sewer pipeline comm & power line construction industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 8.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- DY
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Water Sewer Pipeline Comm & Power Line Construction
- Size
- Mid cap, about 8.1 billion dollars
Is Dycom Industries a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Dycom Industries is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 8.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Dycom Industries makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves DY stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
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Questions about Dycom Industries stock
What does Dycom Industries do?
Dycom Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DY. It is a mid cap company in the water sewer pipeline comm & power line construction industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 8.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Dycom Industries?
Dycom Industries trades under the ticker DY on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Dycom Industries's market cap?
Dycom Industries is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 8.1 billion dollars.
How does Dycom Industries make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves DY stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
How can I follow DY stock every day?
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