PHINIA Inc. (NYSE:PHIN) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of PHINIA Inc. (NYSE:PHIN) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the ten research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $76.3333.

PHIN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on PHINIA from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Zacks Research lowered PHINIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded PHINIA from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Northland Securities set a $98.00 price objective on PHINIA in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered PHINIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday.

Insider Transactions at PHINIA

In related news, VP Samantha Pombier sold 2,227 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.36, for a total value of $183,415.72. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 6,637 shares in the company, valued at $546,623.32. The trade was a 25.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Michael Coetzee sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.61, for a total transaction of $100,762.50. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 27,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,177,195.49. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of PHINIA by 464.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 75,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,214,000 after acquiring an additional 62,333 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PHINIA by 62.3% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 22,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $938,000 after purchasing an additional 8,576 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of PHINIA by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,056,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in PHINIA by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 977,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,462,000 after purchasing an additional 58,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in PHINIA by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 94,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,000,000 after purchasing an additional 6,478 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.94% of the company’s stock.

PHINIA Stock Performance

Shares of PHINIA stock opened at $79.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.85 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $79.58 and its 200 day moving average is $74.48. PHINIA has a 1 year low of $49.43 and a 1 year high of $86.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

PHINIA (NYSE:PHIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.57 by ($0.04). PHINIA had a net margin of 3.73% and a return on equity of 13.86%. The firm had revenue of $940.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PHINIA will post 6.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PHINIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. PHINIA’s payout ratio is 34.38%.

Key Headlines Impacting PHINIA

Here are the key news stories impacting PHINIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PHINIA’s second-quarter revenue exceeded expectations, supporting the view that demand and business growth remain solid despite profitability pressure. An analysis highlighted the factors driving the company’s growth. PHINIA Beats Expectations: What’s Driving the Growth?
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its estimate for second-quarter 2027 EPS to $2.07 from $1.81, suggesting it expects improved earnings in that period. However, the firm maintained a generally cautious outlook for other periods.
• Negative Sentiment: PHINIA’s second-quarter earnings missed estimates, despite higher sales. Increased employee costs and an unfavorable product mix weighed on margins and caused EPS to come in below expectations. PHINIA Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates on Higher Employee Costs
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities lowered its PHINIA EPS forecasts for Q3 2026 to $1.74 from $1.78, Q4 2026 to $1.69 from $1.73, and full-year 2026 to $6.25 from $6.36. It also cut its Q4 2027 estimate to $1.61 from $1.78 and full-year 2027 to $7.21 from $7.28. These revisions indicate concern that cost pressures and product mix may persist.

PHINIA Company Profile

PHINIA Inc engages in the development, design, and manufacture of integrated components and systems that optimize performance, increase efficiency, and reduce emissions in combustion and hybrid propulsion for commercial and light vehicles, and industrial applications. The company operates through Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments. The Fuel Systems segment provides advanced fuel injection systems, including pumps, injectors, fuel rail assemblies, and engine control modules; fuel delivery modules; canisters; sensors; and electronic control modules.