DA Davidson Has Optimistic Outlook of WD-40 Q4 Earnings

WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WD-40 in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.39. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for WD-40's current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share.

WD-40 Price Performance

NASDAQ WDFC traded down $3.02 on Wednesday, reaching $217.85. 125,071 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 121,696. The stock has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 34.31 and a beta of 0.14. WD-40 has a 12 month low of $208.00 and a 12 month high of $292.36. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $237.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $234.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.02.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 10th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.14. WD-40 had a net margin of 14.13% and a return on equity of 31.23%. The company had revenue of $156.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.60 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.46 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

WD-40 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Friday, July 18th will be paid a $0.94 dividend. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 18th. WD-40's payout ratio is 59.21%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WD-40

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WD-40 during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $209,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in WD-40 by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 8,068 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $1,839,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. PineStone Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in WD-40 by 7.1% in the second quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,610 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $9,947,000 after buying an additional 2,910 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in WD-40 by 44.2% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 675 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $154,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of WD-40 by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 8,027 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $1,831,000 after acquiring an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.52% of the company's stock.

WD-40 Company Profile

WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides multi-purpose maintenance products that include aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, precision pens, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand name; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; and bike-specific products.