What is Zacks Research's Estimate for PACCAR Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research analysts have lowered their earnings estimates for PACCAR's Q3 2025, anticipating earnings of $1.10 per share, down from a previous forecast of $1.38.
• Citigroup has raised its price objective for PACCAR from $95 to $100, while Royal Bank of Canada has decreased its target from $106 to $97, reflecting mixed sentiments among analysts with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• PACCAR recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share, indicating an annualized dividend yield of 1.4% and a payout ratio of 22.60%.

PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for PACCAR in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for PACCAR's current full-year earnings is $7.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.91 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.27 EPS.

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $6.96 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.02 billion. PACCAR had a net margin of 9.88% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.13 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on PCAR. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of PACCAR from $127.00 to $115.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of PACCAR from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of PACCAR from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $96.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of PACCAR from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of PACCAR from $95.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $107.77.

PACCAR Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of PACCAR stock traded up $1.35 during trading on Friday, hitting $98.50. The company's stock had a trading volume of 887,458 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,905,076. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 2.80. PACCAR has a 52 week low of $84.65 and a 52 week high of $118.81. The stock has a market cap of $51.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $95.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.32.

PACCAR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. PACCAR's dividend payout ratio is currently 22.60%.

Insider Activity at PACCAR

In other PACCAR news, CFO Brice J. Poplawski sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.94, for a total transaction of $504,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 468 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $47,239.92. This represents a 91.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO R Preston Feight sold 39,965 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.52, for a total transaction of $3,977,316.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 223,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $22,211,868.80. This represents a 15.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PACCAR

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of PACCAR by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 89,001 shares of the company's stock worth $9,258,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of PACCAR by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 622,795 shares of the company's stock worth $64,783,000 after buying an additional 55,962 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PACCAR in the 4th quarter worth $30,440,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of PACCAR by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 36,438 shares of the company's stock worth $3,791,000 after buying an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of PACCAR by 1,626.7% in the 4th quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 605,883 shares of the company's stock worth $63,012,000 after buying an additional 570,793 shares in the last quarter. 64.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About PACCAR

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods.