Zacks Small Cap Has Pessimistic View of TWI FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Small Cap has lowered its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Titan International to ($0.11), significantly down from a prior estimate of ($0.01), with a consensus of $0.03 per share for the current year.
• The company's recent Q2 earnings reported a loss of ($0.02) per share, missing analysts' expectations, alongside a revenue of $460.83 million which also fell short of the consensus estimate of $483.84 million.
• Insider selling has been notable, with the CAO and a director selling significant portions of their stock, indicating potential concerns about the company's future performance.

Titan International, Inc. (NYSE:TWI - Free Report) - Zacks Small Cap cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Titan International in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Small Cap analyst T. Kerr now expects that the industrial products company will earn ($0.11) per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Titan International's current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share. Zacks Small Cap also issued estimates for Titan International's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS.

Titan International (NYSE:TWI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.01). Titan International had a negative net margin of 1.24% and a negative return on equity of 1.62%. The firm had revenue of $460.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $483.84 million.

TWI has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Noble Financial initiated coverage on Titan International in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $11.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Titan International from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on Titan International from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Titan International Stock Performance

Shares of TWI opened at $8.43 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.35. The stock has a market cap of $538.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.18 and a beta of 2.05. Titan International has a 52 week low of $5.93 and a 52 week high of $10.94.

Institutional Trading of Titan International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in Titan International during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in Titan International by 1,286.4% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 5,934 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 5,506 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Titan International during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $54,000. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in Titan International during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in Titan International during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Institutional investors own 80.39% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Titan International

In related news, CAO Anthony Eheli sold 25,000 shares of Titan International stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.24, for a total transaction of $231,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 45,276 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $418,350.24. This trade represents a 35.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Richard M. Cashin, Jr. sold 212,398 shares of Titan International stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.34, for a total value of $2,196,195.32. Following the sale, the director directly owned 176,461 shares in the company, valued at $1,824,606.74. This trade represents a 54.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 301,348 shares of company stock worth $3,086,520 in the last three months. 25.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Titan International

Titan International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for off-highway vehicles in the United States and internationally. The company operates in Agricultural, Earthmoving/Construction, and Consumer segments. It offers wheels, tires, and undercarriage systems and components for various agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, skidders, plows, planters, and irrigation equipment.

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