PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR – Free Report) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of PACCAR in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $7.73 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $7.71. The consensus estimate for PACCAR’s current full-year earnings is $7.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PACCAR’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.41 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also commented on PCAR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of PACCAR from $121.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of PACCAR from $125.00 to $122.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $119.00 price objective on shares of PACCAR in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on PACCAR from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on PACCAR from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $113.82.
PACCAR Stock Performance
Shares of PACCAR stock opened at $116.79 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $102.34 and a 200 day moving average of $102.61. PACCAR has a 12 month low of $87.58 and a 12 month high of $125.50.
PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $8.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.66 billion. PACCAR had a return on equity of 27.24% and a net margin of 13.51%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.34 earnings per share.
PACCAR Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 13th. PACCAR’s payout ratio is 13.41%.
Insider Activity at PACCAR
In other PACCAR news, VP Todd R. Hubbard sold 3,230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.27, for a total transaction of $346,482.10. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 3,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $328,353.47. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, CEO R Preston Feight sold 27,191 shares of PACCAR stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.52, for a total transaction of $2,814,812.32. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 171,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,782,251.52. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Todd R. Hubbard sold 3,230 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.27, for a total value of $346,482.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 3,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $328,353.47. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 60,315 shares of company stock valued at $6,358,552 over the last three months. 2.02% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On PACCAR
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PCAR. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in PACCAR by 47.8% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 10,194,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,006,033,000 after purchasing an additional 3,296,146 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its position in PACCAR by 44.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,962,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,967,000 after acquiring an additional 1,225,468 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in PACCAR during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $88,437,000. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its position in PACCAR by 3,636.7% during the 1st quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 546,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,696,000 after acquiring an additional 531,794 shares during the period. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of PACCAR in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $51,277,000. 64.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
PACCAR Company Profile
PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods.
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