B. Riley Has Positive Estimate for Ducommun Q2 Earnings

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ducommun in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.60. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ducommun's current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ducommun's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.48 EPS.

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $194.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $192.30 million. Ducommun had a return on equity of 7.40% and a net margin of 3.82%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on DCO. Truist Financial set a $76.00 price objective on Ducommun in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Ducommun from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $76.00.

Ducommun Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of DCO traded down $1.51 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $65.21. 66,247 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 76,351. Ducommun has a 12 month low of $51.76 and a 12 month high of $70.50. The stock has a market cap of $970.19 million, a P/E ratio of 32.77 and a beta of 1.30. The stock's 50-day moving average is $58.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 2.16.

Institutional Trading of Ducommun

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ducommun by 804.2% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 434 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Ducommun by 833.3% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 728 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Virtus Fund Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Ducommun in the 4th quarter worth $78,000. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Ducommun by 49.9% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,327 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Ducommun in the 4th quarter worth $87,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.15% of the company's stock.

Ducommun Company Profile

Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services for products and applications used primarily in the aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, and other industries in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Systems and Structural Systems. The Electronic Systems segment provides cable assemblies and interconnect systems; printed circuit board assemblies; electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components and assemblies, as well as lightning diversion systems; and radar enclosures, aircraft avionics racks, shipboard communications and control enclosures, printed circuit board assemblies, cable assemblies, wire harnesses, interconnect systems, lightning diversion strips, surge suppressors, conformal shields, and other assemblies.