Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW) – What Are Investment Firms Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $51.67.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on PLOW. Wall Street Zen cut Douglas Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. DA Davidson set a $57.00 target price on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Douglas Dynamics from $56.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th.

Douglas Dynamics Stock Performance

PLOW opened at $39.74 on Friday. Douglas Dynamics has a 52-week low of $28.52 and a 52-week high of $55.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $917.08 million, a PE ratio of 18.06, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 2.16. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.89.

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

Douglas Dynamics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.2950 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Douglas Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PLOW. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 24,242 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,020,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Douglas Dynamics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 45,600 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,919,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Douglas Dynamics by 471.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 743 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Provident Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Douglas Dynamics by 2.9% during the third quarter. Provident Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,135 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $987,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.85% of the company’s stock.

About Douglas Dynamics

Douglas Dynamics, Inc is a manufacturer of equipment used for snow and ice management. The company’s products are designed for commercial, municipal and residential applications and include snowplows, spreaders, de-icing equipment and related attachments for light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Its portfolio includes products marketed under brands such as WESTERN, FISHER, BLIZZARD, SnowEx and Henderson. The company offers vehicle-mounted snow and ice control equipment, salt and material spreaders, liquid de-icing systems, truck bodies and other solutions intended to help contractors, municipalities and commercial operators clear roads, parking areas and other paved surfaces.

Founded in 1946, Douglas Dynamics is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and primarily serves customers in North America through equipment dealers, distributors and other commercial channels.