B. Riley Issues Optimistic Forecast for Ducommun Earnings

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) – B. Riley increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ducommun in a report released on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.72 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.60. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ducommun’s current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ducommun’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.48 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ducommun from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial set a $76.00 price target on shares of Ducommun in a research note on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $76.00.

Ducommun Price Performance

Shares of DCO stock opened at $65.21 on Friday. Ducommun has a 52 week low of $51.76 and a 52 week high of $70.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $970.19 million, a PE ratio of 32.77 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 3.21. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $58.01 and its 200-day moving average is $62.29.

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.20. Ducommun had a return on equity of 7.40% and a net margin of 3.82%. The business had revenue of $194.11 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $192.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.70 EPS. Ducommun’s revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Ducommun by 2.5% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 146,133 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $8,480,000 after buying an additional 3,561 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ducommun by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 767,398 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $44,532,000 after purchasing an additional 18,436 shares during the period. Phocas Financial Corp. boosted its position in shares of Ducommun by 26.9% in the 1st quarter. Phocas Financial Corp. now owns 112,632 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $6,536,000 after purchasing an additional 23,869 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of Ducommun by 40.6% during the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 24,653 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 7,123 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC bought a new stake in Ducommun in the first quarter valued at about $5,052,000. Institutional investors own 92.15% of the company’s stock.

Ducommun Company Profile

Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services for products and applications used primarily in the aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, and other industries in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Systems and Structural Systems. The Electronic Systems segment provides cable assemblies and interconnect systems; printed circuit board assemblies; electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components and assemblies, as well as lightning diversion systems; and radar enclosures, aircraft avionics racks, shipboard communications and control enclosures, printed circuit board assemblies, cable assemblies, wire harnesses, interconnect systems, lightning diversion strips, surge suppressors, conformal shields, and other assemblies.