Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $51.6667.

PLOW has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Douglas Dynamics from $56.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Douglas Dynamics from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Douglas Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Douglas Dynamics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 229.9% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,204 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 839 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 136.6% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,257 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,303 shares during the period. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 20.0% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,430 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,609 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.85% of the company’s stock.

Douglas Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of PLOW opened at $41.70 on Friday. Douglas Dynamics has a 12 month low of $28.52 and a 12 month high of $55.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.62. The company has a market cap of $962.44 million, a P/E ratio of 18.95, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.20.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The auto parts company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.14. Douglas Dynamics had a return on equity of 19.03% and a net margin of 7.52%.The company had revenue of $214.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $219.45 million. Douglas Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.400 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Douglas Dynamics will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Douglas Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 16th. Douglas Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 53.64%.

About Douglas Dynamics

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.