Sidoti Forecasts Douglas Dynamics’ Q3 Earnings (NYSE:PLOW)

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) – Stock analysts at Sidoti upped their Q3 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research note issued on Monday, July 6th. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now expects that the auto parts company will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Douglas Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $2.69 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Douglas Dynamics’ Q4 2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on PLOW. Freedom Capital raised shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $56.00 price objective on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research raised Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen cut Douglas Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Douglas Dynamics currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.67.

Douglas Dynamics Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of NYSE:PLOW opened at $45.32 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.41, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.58. Douglas Dynamics has a 12 month low of $27.62 and a 12 month high of $55.00.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The auto parts company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.24. Douglas Dynamics had a net margin of 7.83% and a return on equity of 19.72%. The business had revenue of $137.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $133.25 million. Douglas Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-3.050 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Douglas Dynamics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 28.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 88,051 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $2,045,000 after purchasing an additional 19,447 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 113,465 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,636,000 after buying an additional 10,535 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 4.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,538 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 546 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 76,513 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after buying an additional 7,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 2.8% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 26,968 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $795,000 after buying an additional 725 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.85% of the company’s stock.

Douglas Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Douglas Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.15%.

Douglas Dynamics Company Profile

Douglas Dynamics, Inc is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment for commercial, municipal and residential markets. The company’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of truck-mounted plows, spreaders, salt brine systems and related accessories engineered to perform in challenging winter conditions. Its offerings cater to professional snow contractors, government agencies and retail customers seeking reliable solutions for snow and ice management.

Douglas Dynamics markets its products under several well-known brands, including Fisher Engineering, Western Products, Hiniker Company and Buyers Products.