Toro Company (The) (NYSE:TTC) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts' consensus: Seven analysts rate Toro an average of "Hold" (five holds, two buys) with a one‑year average price target of $100.40.
• Quarterly beat and guidance: Toro reported Q EPS of $0.74 vs. $0.65 expected and $1.04B revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of $4.40–$4.60 EPS (sell‑side consensus ~4.52).
• Notable insider selling: CEO Richard M. Olson sold 119,400 shares for about $11.96M (a ~75.8% reduction in his holdings) and a director also sold shares; insiders now own 1.88% of the stock.

Shares of Toro Company (The) (NYSE:TTC - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $100.40.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TTC. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Toro in a report on Friday, April 17th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Toro from $97.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Zacks Research raised Toro from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Raymond James Financial lowered Toro from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Toro from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th.

Toro Price Performance

Shares of Toro stock opened at $94.06 on Monday. Toro has a one year low of $67.04 and a one year high of $105.18. The stock's fifty day moving average is $95.94 and its 200 day moving average is $86.10. The stock has a market cap of $9.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.16 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.69.

Toro (NYSE:TTC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.09. Toro had a return on equity of 29.60% and a net margin of 7.28%.The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. Toro's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Toro has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Toro will post 4.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Toro Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 13th. Investors of record on Monday, March 30th were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 30th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Toro's payout ratio is presently 46.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard M. Olson sold 119,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.15, for a total value of $11,957,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 38,186 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,824,327.90. The trade was a 75.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director James Calvin O'rourke sold 4,951 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.40, for a total value of $492,129.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,704 shares of the company's stock, valued at $268,777.60. The trade was a 64.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Toro

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Toro during the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Davis Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Toro during the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Toro during the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Toro by 277.8% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 971 shares of the company's stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 714 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toro in the third quarter valued at about $97,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.95% of the company's stock.

About Toro

The Toro Company NYSE: TTC specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad range of outdoor environment equipment for residential, commercial and professional markets. Its product portfolio includes lawn mowers, utility vehicles, snow throwers, irrigation systems and landscape maintenance equipment. Toro's offerings span walk-behind and ride-on mowers, zero-turn radius mowers, snow blowers, sprinklers, drip irrigation products, spreaders and specialty turf maintenance machines tailored to golf courses, sports fields and municipal parks.

Founded in 1914 and headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, Toro has built a century-long legacy of innovation in the grounds-care industry.

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