Roth Capital Predicts Core Molding Technologies Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Core Molding Technologies saw its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate lowered by Roth Capital from $0.47 to $0.40.
• The current full-year earnings estimate for Core Molding Technologies is projected to be $1.64 per share.
• Institutional investors now hold 58.79% of Core Molding Technologies' stock, reflecting a shift in investment strategies among major stakeholders.

Core Molding Technologies Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:CMT - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Core Molding Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Core Molding Technologies' current full-year earnings is $1.64 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Core Molding Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS.

Core Molding Technologies Price Performance

Shares of CMT stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $17.02. 19,678 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,116. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.85. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $16.82. The firm has a market cap of $150.80 million, a P/E ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 0.79. Core Molding Technologies has a 1 year low of $12.25 and a 1 year high of $18.71.

Institutional Trading of Core Molding Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMT. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Core Molding Technologies by 185.3% during the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 76,994 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,170,000 after buying an additional 50,005 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Core Molding Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $676,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Core Molding Technologies during the second quarter worth about $578,000. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Core Molding Technologies by 28.0% in the first quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC now owns 153,694 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,336,000 after buying an additional 33,663 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Core Molding Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $497,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.79% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Core Molding Technologies news, CEO David L. Duvall sold 4,046 shares of Core Molding Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.50, for a total transaction of $66,759.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 198,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,279,870. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders sold a total of 43,740 shares of company stock valued at $708,175 over the last quarter. 10.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Core Molding Technologies Company Profile

Core Molding Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products. The company offers a range of manufacturing processes that include compression molding of sheet molding compound, resin transfer molding, liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene, spray-up and hand-lay-up, direct long-fiber thermoplastics, and structural foam and structural web injection molding.