Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook of Hyster-Yale Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has decreased its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Hyster-Yale from $0.45 to $0.36 per share, reflecting a bearish outlook for the company.
• Hyster-Yale reported a quarterly loss of ($0.14) EPS, significantly missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.40.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36, increasing its annualized dividend payout to $1.44, but the payout ratio is a high 116.13%.

Hyster-Yale, Inc. (NYSE:HY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Hyster-Yale in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Hyster-Yale's current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share.

Hyster-Yale (NYSE:HY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.40). The company had revenue of $956.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $936.90 million. Hyster-Yale had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 9.57%.

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered Hyster-Yale from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th.

Hyster-Yale Stock Performance

HY traded up $0.81 during trading on Friday, hitting $37.27. 35,409 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 74,093. The firm has a market capitalization of $660.02 million, a P/E ratio of 30.13 and a beta of 1.53. Hyster-Yale has a 1-year low of $34.13 and a 1-year high of $69.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $40.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Institutional Trading of Hyster-Yale

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Hyster-Yale during the fourth quarter worth about $3,265,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Hyster-Yale by 110.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 79,582 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,306,000 after buying an additional 41,795 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Hyster-Yale by 165.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 63,231 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,220,000 after buying an additional 39,415 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Hyster-Yale by 133.7% in the first quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 68,701 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,854,000 after buying an additional 39,302 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Hyster-Yale by 89.4% in the first quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 77,918 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,237,000 after buying an additional 36,786 shares in the last quarter. 46.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Hyster-Yale

Hyster-Yale, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. The company manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. It markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships.