Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Douglas Dynamics has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share of $1.650-$2.150 and revenue of $630-$660 million, slightly above the consensus estimates.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 4.2%, with a payout ratio of 43.38%.
• Douglas Dynamics' stock price rose 1.2% to $28.25 during trading, with a market capitalization of approximately $655.68 million.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.650-2.150 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.007. The company issued revenue guidance of $630.0 million-$660.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $627.8 million.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on PLOW. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Douglas Dynamics from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Douglas Dynamics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th.

Douglas Dynamics Stock Up 1.2%

Douglas Dynamics stock traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $28.25. 184,616 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 197,557. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 2.37. Douglas Dynamics has a 12 month low of $21.30 and a 12 month high of $31.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $28.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.46. The company has a market cap of $655.68 million, a PE ratio of 10.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.32.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.25. Douglas Dynamics had a net margin of 11.00% and a return on equity of 15.17%. As a group, analysts expect that Douglas Dynamics will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Douglas Dynamics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 17th. Douglas Dynamics's payout ratio is 43.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Douglas Dynamics

In related news, Director James L. Janik sold 15,650 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.01, for a total value of $454,006.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 40,136 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,164,345.36. The trade was a 28.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Douglas Dynamics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PLOW. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 28.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 88,051 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $2,045,000 after buying an additional 19,447 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 10.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 113,465 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $2,636,000 after buying an additional 10,535 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 11.2% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 76,513 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $1,777,000 after buying an additional 7,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 4.2% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,538 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $314,000 after buying an additional 546 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.85% of the company's stock.

Douglas Dynamics Company Profile

Douglas Dynamics, Inc operates as a manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment in North America. It operates through two segments, Work Truck Attachments and Work Truck Solutions. The Work Truck Attachments segment manufactures and sells snow and ice control attachments, including snowplows, and sand and salt spreaders for light trucks and heavy duty trucks, as well as various related parts and accessories.

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