Sidoti Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for PLOW

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Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOWFree Report) – Analysts at Sidoti lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Douglas Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 4th. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the auto parts company will earn $2.86 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.62. The consensus estimate for Douglas Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $2.86 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Douglas Dynamics’ Q2 2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.96 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on PLOW. Zacks Research cut shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Douglas Dynamics from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. DA Davidson set a $57.00 target price on shares of Douglas Dynamics in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.67.

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Douglas Dynamics Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of PLOW opened at $42.91 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $990.36 million, a P/E ratio of 19.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $44.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Douglas Dynamics has a 1 year low of $28.52 and a 1 year high of $55.00.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The auto parts company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $214.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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.

Douglas Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 16th. Douglas Dynamics’s payout ratio is 53.64%.

Institutional Trading of Douglas Dynamics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Douglas Dynamics by 28.3% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 88,051 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,045,000 after purchasing an additional 19,447 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Douglas Dynamics by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 113,465 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $2,636,000 after buying an additional 10,535 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Douglas Dynamics by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,538 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 546 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in Douglas Dynamics by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 76,513 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after buying an additional 7,733 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Douglas Dynamics by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 26,968 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 725 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.85% of the company’s stock.

Douglas Dynamics Company Profile

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Douglas Dynamics, Inc is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment for commercial, municipal and residential markets. The company’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of truck-mounted plows, spreaders, salt brine systems and related accessories engineered to perform in challenging winter conditions. Its offerings cater to professional snow contractors, government agencies and retail customers seeking reliable solutions for snow and ice management.

Douglas Dynamics markets its products under several well-known brands, including Fisher Engineering, Western Products, Hiniker Company and Buyers Products.

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