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The closing price of Douglas Dynamics Inc (NYSE: PLOW) was $28.50 for the day, down -1.01% from the previous closing price of $28.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.33 million shares were traded. PLOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.45.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PLOW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 91.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 2.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.78.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Robert W. Baird on April 08, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $25 from $36 previously.
On October 14, 2021, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $48.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on February 03, 2021, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $38 to $52.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when Janik James L sold 15,650 shares for $29.01 per share. The transaction valued at 454,038 led to the insider holds 40,136 shares of the business.
Sisulak Jon J sold 837 shares of PLOW for $21,603 on Mar 10 ’25. The Controller now owns 13,186 shares after completing the transaction at $25.81 per share. On Nov 01 ’24, another insider, Van Genderen Mark, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $22.96 each. As a result, the insider paid 114,799 and bolstered with 24,948 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PLOW now has a Market Capitalization of 668199616 and an Enterprise Value of 904077632. As of this moment, Douglas’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.538 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.487.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLOW is 1.32, which has changed by 0.24183011 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLOW has reached a high of $30.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.07%.
Shares Statistics:
PLOW traded an average of 215.79K shares per day over the past three months and 172060 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 23.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 22.48M. Insiders hold about 3.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.92% stake in the company. Shares short for PLOW as of 1748563200 were 404647 with a Short Ratio of 1.88, compared to 1745971200 on 449924. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 404647 and a Short% of Float of 2.2399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.175, PLOW has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.18. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04081278The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.7.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Douglas Dynamics Inc (PLOW) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.39, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.07 and $1.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.96. EPS for the following year is $2.26, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.41 and $2.14.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 3 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $201.7M to a low estimate of $179.8M. As of the current estimate, Douglas Dynamics Inc’s year-ago sales were $199.9MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $153.4M. There is a high estimate of $157.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $149.6M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PLOW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $634.7M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $623M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $627.83M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $568.5MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $674.73M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $682.3M and the low estimate is $666M.
