Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Releases 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.

Douglas Dynamics Stock Performance

PLOW stock traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $30.70. The company had a trading volume of 45,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 197,957. Douglas Dynamics has a fifty-two week low of $21.30 and a fifty-two week high of $31.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $712.40 million, a PE ratio of 11.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $29.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.57.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. Douglas Dynamics had a return on equity of 15.16% and a net margin of 11.38%. The business had revenue of $194.33 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $189.47 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.11 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Douglas Dynamics will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Douglas Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Douglas Dynamics's dividend payout ratio is presently 42.29%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on PLOW. DA Davidson upped their target price on Douglas Dynamics from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Douglas Dynamics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th.

Insider Activity

In other Douglas Dynamics news, Director James L. Janik sold 15,650 shares of Douglas Dynamics stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.01, for a total transaction 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 4.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,538 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 546 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 11.2% during the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 7,733 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Douglas Dynamics by 28.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 88,051 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,045,000 after acquiring an additional 19,447 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 113,465 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,636,000 after acquiring an additional 10,535 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.