Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Columbus McKinnon Corporation designs, manufactures and markets products and systems used to lift, move and position materials. Its offerings include manual and powered hoists, actuators, cranes and crane components, chains, rigging equipment, lifting devices, conveyors and motion-control solutions.

The company serves customers in industrial and commercial markets, including manufacturing, aerospace, energy and food processing. Its products are sold internationally through a network of facilities, distributors and service providers.

Founded in 1875 and headquartered in Getzville, New York, Columbus McKinnon has expanded its business over time through product development and acquisitions, building a portfolio that includes brands such as CM, Yale, STAHL CraneSystems and Dorner.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.33 to $22.14
• 50-Day Range: $13.52 to $21.81
• 52-Week Range: $11.99 to $24.40
• Volume: 352,240 shs
• Average Volume: 582,865 shs
• Market Capitalization: $598.85 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.35%
• Price Target: $23.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Columbus McKinnon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Columbus McKinnon scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 295th out of 655 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Columbus McKinnon has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $23.50, representing about 13.5% upside from its current price of $20.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Columbus McKinnon has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Columbus McKinnon are expected to grow by 24.31% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Columbus McKinnon is -2.47, 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 Columbus McKinnon is -2.47, 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

Columbus McKinnon has a P/B Ratio of 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.69% of the float of Columbus McKinnon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Columbus McKinnon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Columbus McKinnon has recently decreased by 0.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Columbus McKinnon pays a meaningful dividend of 1.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Columbus McKinnon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Columbus McKinnon will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.33% next year. This indicates that Columbus McKinnon will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Columbus McKinnon has a news sentiment score of 1.39. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Columbus McKinnon this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for CMCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Columbus McKinnon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $47,135.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0079% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Columbus McKinnon insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $47,135.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.09% of the stock of Columbus McKinnon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.96% of the stock of Columbus McKinnon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Record date for 11/16 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/16 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CMCO
• CIK: 1005229
• Web: www.cmco.com
• Phone: (716) 689-5400
• Fax: 716-689-5644
• Employees: 7,300
• Year Founded: 1875

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Columbus McKinnon: $23.50
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($8.38)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$229.54 million
• Net Margins: -19.61%
• Pretax Margin: -16.14%
• Return on Equity: 13.49%
• Return on Assets: 2.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.35
• Current Ratio: 2.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: $4.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.31
• Book Value: $17.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,930,000
• Free Float: 28,322,000
• Market Cap: $598.85 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49