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

Company Overview

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is an Iowa-based manufacturer of agricultural equipment and related products. The company designs and produces machinery used in forage harvesting, manure handling, land maintenance and crop preparation, serving farmers, agricultural contractors and other customers in the farming industry.

Its product portfolio has included forage harvesters, forage boxes, manure spreaders, rotary cutters, hay equipment, tillage and planting equipment, and specialized machinery for certain crop applications. Art’s-Way has also produced truck bodies and related equipment, as well as modular buildings and structures for agricultural and commercial uses.

Founded in 1956, Art’s-Way Manufacturing sells its products primarily through a network of dealers in the United States and also serves customers in international markets. The company is headquartered in Armstrong, Iowa. Carrie L. Majeski has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.13 to $3.28
• 50-Day Range: $2.14 to $3.32
• 52-Week Range: $2.05 to $4.17
• Volume: 14,473 shs
• Average Volume: 16,179 shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.01 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Art's-Way Manufacturing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Art's-Way Manufacturing scored higher than 6% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 653rd out of 671 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Art's-Way Manufacturing has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Art's-Way Manufacturing is -327.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Art's-Way Manufacturing is -327.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Art's-Way Manufacturing has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.41% 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 2.94, 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 increased by 100.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Art's-Way Manufacturing has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Art's-Way Manufacturing this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

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: 7/15/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural & Farm Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARTW
• CIK: 7623
• Web: www.artsway-mfg.com
• Phone: (712) 208-8467
• Fax: 712-864-3154
• Employees: 66
• Year Founded: 1956

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.03 million
• Net Margins: -0.08%
• Pretax Margin: 0.43%
• Return on Equity: -0.16%
• Return on Assets: -0.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 2.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $25.99 million
• Price / Sales: 0.65
• Cash Flow: $0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.75
• Book Value: $2.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,201,000
• Free Float: 2,522,000
• Market Cap: $17.01 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.02