DA Davidson Has Negative View of Wabash National Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson has lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Wabash National to ($0.51), significantly down from a previous estimate of ($0.21), maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $9.00.
• Wabash National reported a negative net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of -7.91%, with quarterly revenue of $482.57 million.
• Large institutional investors have increased their stakes in Wabash National recently, with ownership of institutional investors now representing 97.05% of the stock.

Wabash National Corporation (NYSE:WNC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Wabash National in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.51) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.21). DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $9.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wabash National's current full-year earnings is $0.94 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Wabash National's FY2025 earnings at ($1.53) EPS.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 1st. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter. Wabash National had a negative net margin of 6.38% and a negative return on equity of 7.91%. The firm had revenue of $482.57 million for the quarter. Wabash National has set its Q4 2021 guidance at $0.100-$0.150 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Wabash National in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wabash National presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $9.00.

Wabash National Stock Down 1.9%

Wabash National stock opened at $8.76 on Thursday. Wabash National has a 1-year low of $6.78 and a 1-year high of $20.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $358.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.62 and a beta of 1.66. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $10.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Wabash National by 268.8% during the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,220 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 2,347 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Wabash National by 55.9% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,710 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,331 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Wabash National by 1,520.7% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,235 shares of the company's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 4,912 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Wabash National by 982.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,683 shares of the company's stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 6,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Wabash National by 1,517.3% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 8,976 shares of the company's stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 8,421 shares during the last quarter. 97.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wabash National Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 2nd. Wabash National's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -13.22%.

Wabash National Company Profile

Wabash National Corporation provides connected solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment designs and manufactures transportation-related equipment and products dry and refrigerated van trailers, platform trailers, tank trailers, and truck-mounted tanks; truck bodies for dry-freight transportation; cargo and cargo XL bodies for commercial applications; refrigerated truck bodies; platform truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products.

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