Northland Capmk Expects Reduced Earnings for Northwest Pipe

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Northwest Pipe in a report issued on Monday, May 5th. Northland Capmk analyst E. Jackson now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Northwest Pipe's current full-year earnings is $3.32 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Northwest Pipe's FY2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.34 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.32 EPS.

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.14). Northwest Pipe had a net margin of 6.12% and a return on equity of 8.47%. The business had revenue of $116.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.92 million.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on NWPX. StockNews.com downgraded Northwest Pipe from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Sidoti upgraded Northwest Pipe to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Northwest Pipe Price Performance

NWPX traded up $1.37 during trading on Thursday, hitting $40.61. 34,664 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 54,691. The company has a current ratio of 3.20, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $401.15 million, a PE ratio of 13.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.96. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $41.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.15. Northwest Pipe has a 1 year low of $32.04 and a 1 year high of $57.76.

Insider Activity at Northwest Pipe

In other Northwest Pipe news, CFO Aaron Wilkins sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.00, for a total transaction of $44,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 23,467 shares in the company, valued at $1,032,548. The trade was a 4.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 3.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Northwest Pipe

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Northwest Pipe by 34.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 56,371 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,544,000 after purchasing an additional 14,374 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Northwest Pipe by 272.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,001 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $586,000 after buying an additional 9,514 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Northwest Pipe during the 4th quarter valued at $381,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Northwest Pipe by 198.1% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 32,200 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,554,000 after acquiring an additional 21,400 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of Northwest Pipe in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors own 80.63% of the company's stock.

About Northwest Pipe

Northwest Pipe Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of water-related infrastructure products in North America. It operates in two segments, Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe (SPP) and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems (Precast). The SPP segment offers large-diameter and high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are primarily related to drinking water systems.