Wabash National (WNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wabash National Corporation provides connected solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment designs and manufactures transportation-related equipment and products dry and refrigerated van trailers, platform trailers, tank trailers, and truck-mounted tanks; truck bodies for dry-freight transportation; cargo and cargo XL bodies for commercial applications; refrigerated truck bodies; platform truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products. The Parts & Services segment provides aftermarket parts and services; steel flatbed bodies, truck body mounting, shelving for package delivery, partitions, roof racks, hitches, liftgates, thermal solutions, and others; truck body repair parts; and door repair and replacement, collision repair, and basic maintenance services. It also develops and scales a digital marketplace for the transportation and logistics distribution industry; operates a parts and services distribution platform; and stainless steel storage tanks and silos, mixers, and processors for the dairy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, craft brewing, and biotech markets; trailers as a service; and composite products, including truck bodies, overhead doors, and other industrial application products, as well as used trailers. The company offers its products under the Wabash, DuraPlate, DuraPlateHD, DuraPlate AeroSkirt, and AeroSkirt CX brands, as well as EcoNex brand. It serves its products to truckload common carriers, leasing companies, private fleet carriers, less-than-truckload common carriers, and package carriers. Wabash National Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.48 to $8.76
• 50-Day Range: $6.92 to $11.96
• 52-Week Range: $6.78 to $24.03
• Volume: 819,472 shs
• Average Volume: 798,751 shs
• Market Capitalization: $363.43 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.69%
• Price Target: $14.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Wabash National Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wabash National scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 87 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Wabash National has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wabash National has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 102.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wabash National are expected to grow by 102.13% in the coming year, from $0.94 to $1.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wabash National is -1.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wabash National is -1.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wabash National has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Wabash National has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wabash National has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wabash National has recently increased by 4.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Wabash National is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Wabash National does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wabash National will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.84% next year. This indicates that Wabash National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.06

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Wabash National has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wabash National has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wabash National has recently increased by 4.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Wabash National has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Wabash National this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Wabash National to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wabash National insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.21% of the stock of Wabash National is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.05% of the stock of Wabash National is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WNC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WNC shares performed this year?

Wabash National's stock was trading at $17.13 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WNC shares have decreased by 49.3% and is now trading at $8.68.
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How were Wabash National's earnings last quarter?

Wabash National Co. (NYSE:WNC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported ($0.58) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.26) by $0.32. The firm's revenue was down 26.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Wabash National's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Wabash National include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.44%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (4.36%), LSV Asset Management (2.51%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.46%). Insiders that own company stock include Brent L Yeagy, Michael N Pettit, Larry J Magee, John G Boss, Dustin T Smith and Kevin J Page.
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How do I buy shares of Wabash National?

Shares of WNC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wabash National own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wabash National investors own include Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/24 Dividend: 4/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend: 4/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/24/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Today: 5/30/2025
• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: Truck trailers
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WNC
• CIK: 879526
• Web: www.wabashnational.com
• Phone: (765) 771-5300
• Fax: 765-447-9405
• Employees: 6,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.00
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +61.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$284.07 million
• Net Margins: -14.59%
• Pretax Margin: -19.34%
• Return on Equity: 14.72%
• Return on Assets: 3.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.10
• Current Ratio: 1.93
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: $1.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.88
• Book Value: $4.45 per share
• Price / Book: 1.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,870,000
• Free Float: 41,694,000
• Market Cap: $363.43 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.57