Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) Director James Wert Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Director James Wert sold 1,000 Park-Ohio shares at an average price of $46.18, generating $46,180. He retains 95,456 shares, a 1.04% reduction in his direct ownership.
• Park-Ohio recently exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.93 EPS versus the $0.81 consensus and revenue of $440.1 million versus $425.57 million expected. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $3.10–$3.30.
• Shares traded at $45.78, while analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating and a $59 price target. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.125, equivalent to a 1.1% annual yield.

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH - Get Free Report) Director James Wert sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.18, for a total transaction of $46,180.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 95,456 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,408,158.08. This represents a 1.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Park-Ohio Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PKOH traded down $1.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $45.78. The company had a trading volume of 77,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,031. Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. has a 52 week low of $18.06 and a 52 week high of $53.30. The business's 50-day moving average is $42.43 and its 200 day moving average is $33.82. The company has a market cap of $663.35 million, a P/E ratio of 24.35, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 2.40.

Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $440.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $425.57 million. Park-Ohio had a return on equity of 10.55% and a net margin of 1.60%.Park-Ohio has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.300 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. will post 3.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Park-Ohio Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Park-Ohio's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.60%.

Institutional Trading of Park-Ohio

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Park-Ohio in the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Park-Ohio by 69.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,602 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in Park-Ohio by 377.7% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,699 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 2,134 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in Park-Ohio in the first quarter valued at approximately $80,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Park-Ohio by 73.4% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,920 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 1,659 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.38% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PKOH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Park-Ohio from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Park-Ohio from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Park-Ohio from $45.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $59.00.

About Park-Ohio

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp is a diversified industrial company that supplies engineered products and distribution services to a broad array of end markets. Through its two primary operating segments—Engineered Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions—the company delivers metal components, assemblies and value-added distribution tailored to energy, transportation, industrial and commercial applications.

The Engineered Solutions segment provides design, machining, fabrication and assembly of custom metal parts, including heat exchangers, welded assemblies, tubing products and precision-machined components.

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