Oshkosh Corporation (OSK) – What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $165.79.

OSK has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Oshkosh from $172.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Oshkosh in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Oshkosh from $196.00 to $174.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Oshkosh from $168.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Oshkosh from $150.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 8th.

Oshkosh Trading Up 3.9%

NYSE:OSK opened at $132.82 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $142.64 and a 200-day moving average of $142.68. The company has a market cap of $8.20 billion, a PE ratio of 15.20, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.26. Oshkosh has a one year low of $116.77 and a one year high of $180.49.

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Oshkosh had a return on equity of 12.95% and a net margin of 5.24%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.41 earnings per share. Oshkosh has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oshkosh will post 10.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oshkosh Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. Oshkosh’s dividend payout ratio is 26.09%.

Insider Transactions at Oshkosh

In other news, Director John Pfeifer sold 778 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $116,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 150,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,600,350. This represents a 0.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oshkosh

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OSK. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oshkosh by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 46,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,009,000 after acquiring an additional 872 shares during the last quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. bought a new stake in Oshkosh in the third quarter valued at $445,000. Cottage Street Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Oshkosh by 25.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 7,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,011,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Oshkosh in the 3rd quarter worth $507,000. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in shares of Oshkosh by 26.8% in the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 4,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 909 shares during the period. 92.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oshkosh Company Profile

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is a manufacturer of specialty vehicles, vehicle bodies and related equipment for commercial, government and industrial customers. The company serves markets that require purpose-built vehicles designed for demanding operating conditions, including defense, emergency response, construction, aviation support and municipal services.

Oshkosh’s product portfolio includes military vehicles and systems, fire apparatus, airport rescue and firefighting vehicles, refuse collection vehicles, concrete mixers, snow and ice removal equipment, and other vocational trucks.