Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Park-Ohio's stock crossed above its 200-day moving average (200‑day MA $22.71), trading as high as $26.53 and last at $26.44 on Monday with volume of 19,514 shares.
• Analysts are mixed — the consensus is an average rating of "Hold" with a $37.00 price target, though KeyCorp and Wall Street Zen recently upgraded the stock to "overweight" and "strong-buy," respectively.
• Fundamentals show a recent quarter where EPS of $0.65 and revenue of $395.0M missed estimates, the company set FY2026 EPS guidance of $2.90–3.20, pays a $0.50 annual dividend (1.9% yield), and insiders have been selling shares.

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $22.71 and traded as high as $26.53. Park-Ohio shares last traded at $26.44, with a volume of 19,514 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PKOH has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research raised Park-Ohio to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Park-Ohio in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp upgraded Park-Ohio from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $37.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Park-Ohio from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $37.00.

Park-Ohio Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $380.74 million, a P/E ratio of 15.46 and a beta of 1.13. The company's 50 day moving average price is $25.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62.

Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $395.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $402.90 million. Park-Ohio had a return on equity of 10.13% and a net margin of 1.49%.Park-Ohio has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.200 EPS.

Park-Ohio Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Park-Ohio's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.24%.

Insider Transactions at Park-Ohio

In other news, Director Howard W. Iv Hanna sold 2,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.80, for a total transaction of $64,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,500 shares in the company, valued at $533,200. This trade represents a 10.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronna Romney sold 2,000 shares of Park-Ohio stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.51, for a total value of $49,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 26,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $660,397.44. This represents a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 7,000 shares of company stock valued at $173,620 over the last 90 days. 31.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Park-Ohio

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its stake in Park-Ohio by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 1,272,221 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,640,000 after buying an additional 156,890 shares during the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. boosted its position in Park-Ohio by 1.4% during the third quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 1,037,386 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $22,034,000 after acquiring an additional 14,222 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Park-Ohio by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 830,468 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $17,390,000 after acquiring an additional 5,074 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Park-Ohio by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 528,699 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $11,230,000 after acquiring an additional 3,967 shares during the period. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Park-Ohio by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 512,601 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $10,734,000 after acquiring an additional 10,401 shares in the last quarter. 51.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Park-Ohio Company Profile

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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