Art's-Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTW) is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and markets a range of agricultural and building products. The company’s agricultural equipment segment produces feed grinders, mixers, conveyors and related implements used in livestock and crop‐feeding operations. These products are engineered to streamline feed preparation and delivery for hog, beef and dairy producers across North America.

In its building products segment, Art’s-Way offers prefabricated steel structures, modular shelters and portable storage solutions suitable for agriculture, industrial and commercial applications. These systems include custom-designed cold storage units, equipment shelters and multi-purpose buildings, which are fabricated at the company’s facilities and distributed through a network of dealers and direct sales channels.

Founded in 1955 and headquartered in Armstrong, Iowa, Art’s-Way serves customers in the United States and Canada. The company emphasizes durable, precision-engineered equipment and maintains a manufacturing footprint that supports regional customer service and aftermarket parts availability. Its dealer network and direct sales operations ensure that end users have access to technical support, replacement parts and equipment upgrades.

Art’s-Way is privately managed by an experienced leadership team with decades of manufacturing and agricultural industry experience. The company continues to pursue operational improvements and product innovations aimed at enhancing productivity and efficiency for commercial livestock and crop producers, as well as for users of modular building systems.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.60 to $2.71
• 50-Day Range: $2.07 to $3.07
• 52-Week Range: $1.69 to $4.71
• Volume: 18,127 shs
• Average Volume: 15,066 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.52 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.44
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Art's-Way Manufacturing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Art's-Way Manufacturing scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 174 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Art's-Way Manufacturing has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Art's-Way Manufacturing has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Art's-Way Manufacturing is 10.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Art's-Way Manufacturing is 10.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Art's-Way Manufacturing has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.24% of the float of Art's-Way Manufacturing has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Art's-Way Manufacturing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Art's-Way Manufacturing has recently decreased by 6.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Art's-Way Manufacturing does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Art's-Way Manufacturing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Art's-Way Manufacturing is 20.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Art's-Way Manufacturing insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

51.50% of the stock of Art's-Way Manufacturing is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.91% of the stock of Art's-Way Manufacturing is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/13/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - FARM
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARTW
• CIK: 7623
• Web: www.artsway-mfg.com
• Phone: (712) 864-3131
• Fax: 712-864-3154
• Employees: 100
• Year Founded: 1956

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.03 million
• Net Margins: 5.26%
• Pretax Margin: 7.20%
• Return on Equity: 0.98%
• Return on Assets: 0.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 2.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.47 million
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: $0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.16
• Book Value: $2.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,181,000
• Free Float: 2,513,000
• Market Cap: $13.52 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.99