DA Davidson Comments on WD-40's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:WDFC)

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC - Free Report) - DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WD-40 in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.42 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for WD-40's current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.05. WD-40 had a return on equity of 31.68% and a net margin of 11.78%. The business had revenue of $146.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.40 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.14 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

WD-40 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WDFC traded up $5.08 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $222.76. 105,446 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 101,513. The company has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a PE ratio of 42.67 and a beta of 0.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $234.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $248.78. WD-40 has a twelve month low of $208.00 and a twelve month high of $292.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WD-40

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of WD-40 by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,243 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in WD-40 by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 845 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in WD-40 by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,697 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $1,625,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of WD-40 by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,658 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in WD-40 by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,662 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $646,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. 91.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at WD-40

In other news, CFO Sara Kathleen Hyzer bought 256 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $222.83 per share, for a total transaction of $57,044.48. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $907,363.76. This represents a 6.71 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

WD-40 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. WD-40's payout ratio is 59.97%.

About WD-40

WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides multi-purpose maintenance products that include aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, precision pens, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand name; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; and bike-specific products.