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After finishing at $93.68 in the prior trading day, Paccar Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) closed at $92.91, down -0.82%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.28 million shares were traded. PCAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $92.68.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PCAR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.82 and its Current Ratio is at 2.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
On April 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $96.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’25 when Breber Pierre R bought 5,000 shares for $89.78 per share. The transaction valued at 448,900 led to the insider holds 13,015 shares of the business.
WALTON MICHAEL K sold 6,000 shares of PCAR for $636,785 on Feb 19 ’25. The VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL now owns 951 shares after completing the transaction at $106.13 per share. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, WALTON MICHAEL K, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $106.13 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PCAR now has a Market Capitalization of 48773943296 and an Enterprise Value of 57510543360. As of this moment, Paccar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.777 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.933.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PCAR is 0.91, which has changed by -0.14102328 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PCAR has reached a high of $115.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $84.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.18%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.79M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3044280 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 524.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 515.14M. Insiders hold about 1.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.66% stake in the company. Shares short for PCAR as of 1749772800 were 12038765 with a Short Ratio of 4.57, compared to 1747267200 on 13894508. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12038765 and a Short% of Float of 2.6600001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PCAR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.23, compared to 1.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013129803The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.33. The current Payout Ratio is 15.56% for PCAR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-02-08 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 7.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.44, with high estimates of $1.72 and low estimates of $1.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.03 and $4.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.95. EPS for the following year is $7.25, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $11.03 and $5.8.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $7.03B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.65B to a low estimate of $6.47B. As of the current estimate, Paccar Inc’s year-ago sales were $8.26BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.23B. There is a high estimate of $7.99B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.57B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PCAR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $31.56BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $31.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $37.58B and the low estimate is $25.93B.
