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

Company Overview

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is an Iowa-based manufacturer of agricultural and specialty equipment. The company designs and produces machinery used in farming, livestock production, land maintenance, and related commercial applications.

Its product portfolio includes forage equipment, manure spreaders, bale processors, rotary cutters, seeders, grain handling equipment, land maintenance machinery, and other farm implements. Art’s-Way also manufactures truck bodies and other specialty products for commercial and industrial users.

Founded in 1956, Art’s-Way sells its products through a network of dealers serving agricultural and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and selected international markets. The company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol ARTW.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.54 to $3.75
• 50-Day Range: $2.14 to $3.67
• 52-Week Range: $2.05 to $4.17
• Volume: 30,455 shs
• Average Volume: 11,184 shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.41 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 5% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 652nd out of 664 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 -39.33, 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 -39.33, 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 1.36. 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

2.37% 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 6.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Art's-Way Manufacturing has recently decreased by 1.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.14

News Sentiment

Art's-Way Manufacturing has a news sentiment score of 0.14. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 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: 10/09/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• 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: -1.65%
• Pretax Margin: 0.43%
• Return on Equity: -3.07%
• Return on Assets: -1.76%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.98 million
• Price / Sales: 0.80
• Cash Flow: $0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.63
• Book Value: $2.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,200,000
• Free Float: 2,522,000
• Market Cap: $18.41 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.06