Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded Park‑Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) from a "buy" to a "strong‑buy", and KeyCorp raised its rating to "overweight" with a $37 price target, though MarketBeat's consensus remains a "Hold" with an average $37 target.
• Park‑Ohio missed quarterly expectations (EPS $0.65 vs. $0.74 estimate; revenue $395M vs. $402.9M) and provided FY2026 guidance of 2.90–3.20 EPS.
• Insiders sold 7,000 shares (~$173,620) in the past 90 days, reducing their positions, while insiders own 31.51% of the company and institutional investors own 51.38%.

Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH - Get Free Report) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Park-Ohio in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp raised Park-Ohio from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $37.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Park-Ohio to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Park-Ohio presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $37.00.

Park-Ohio Price Performance

PKOH stock opened at $23.95 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.51. Park-Ohio has a twelve month low of $15.52 and a twelve month high of $29.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $344.86 million, a PE ratio of 14.01 and a beta of 1.13. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $395.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Park-Ohio news, Director Ronna Romney sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.51, for a total transaction of $49,020.00. Following the sale, the director owned 26,944 shares in the company, valued at $660,397.44. This trade represents a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Howard W. Iv Hanna sold 2,600 shares of Park-Ohio stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.80, for a total value of $64,480.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $533,200. This trade represents a 10.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 7,000 shares of company stock valued at $173,620 over the last ninety days. 31.51% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Park-Ohio

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PKOH. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Park-Ohio by 10.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,449 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new position in shares of Park-Ohio during the first quarter worth approximately $80,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Park-Ohio by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 220,439 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,938,000 after acquiring an additional 9,656 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Park-Ohio by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 13,836 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 589 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Park-Ohio by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 28,018 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 1,489 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 51.38% of the company's stock.

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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